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‘The Motion’ Bookshelf Doubles as a Curvaceous Rocking Chair!

‘The Motion’ Bookshelf Doubles as a Curvaceous Rocking Chair!

There’s nothing quite like settling into a comfy seat to read a good book, and it’s even better when your bookshelf doubles as a rocking chair! Designed by Hyunjin Seo from the Seoul-based

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The Shiner’s Minimalist Rocking Bed is Built from Industrial Waste

The Shiner’s Minimalist Rocking Bed is Built from Industrial Waste

When Joe Manus, founder of Shiner, was 7 he was punched in the eye. This dark memory stayed with him his entire life, eventually influencing his design work today. Built to look tough, dark and damaged,

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Win an Eco Lounge Chair and the Ultimate Green Summer Picnic Set!

Win an Eco Lounge Chair and the Ultimate Green Summer Picnic Set!

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and we can’t wait to spend some time outdoors enjoying backyard barbecues, picnics, and other forms of fun in the sun! To celebrate the season,

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Versatile Hybrid Chair Turns into a Stool, Bench, or Ottoman in a Snap

Versatile Hybrid Chair Turns into a Stool, Bench, or Ottoman in a Snap

The Hybrid Chair is a versatile piece of transforming furniture that can be used as a dining chair, a stool/ottoman or a bench. It consists of 2 components – a base and a back – plus stainless

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Peter Danko’s NoCo2 Chair Is Made Using Recycled Car Tires

Peter Danko’s NoCo2 Chair Is Made Using Recycled Car Tires

Peter Danko’s NoCo2 chair has astonishing ergonomic properties and makes use of old die cut automobile tires. The tires allow the seat and back to float with user movement. This design is obviously

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The TRIS Is a Stylish Chair Made from Recycled Roller Blinds

The TRIS Is a Stylish Chair Made from Recycled Roller Blinds

Tenenbaum Hazan have come up with a way to take hard plastic roller blinds that have come to the end of their useful lives, and turn them into something new – a chair. The stylish TRIS seat is made

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Valera Velev’s “Crimson” Rocking Chair is a Pollock-esque Recycled Masterpiece

Valera Velev’s “Crimson” Rocking Chair is a Pollock-esque Recycled Masterpiece

What would it look like if Jackson Pollock dabbled in furniture design? Our guess is that this dynamic rocking chair by Valera Velev would be a pretty close match. Called the “Crimson Rocker,”

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Whit McLeod’s Folding Chair Handcrafted from 100% Salvaged Oak Wine Barrels

Whit McLeod’s Folding Chair Handcrafted from 100% Salvaged Oak Wine Barrels

Handcrafted from 100% salvaged 70-gallon oak wine barrels, each one of these steamer deck chair-inspired wine barrel folding chairs is individually numbered with the name of the winery branded under the

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Artist Yuya Ushida Transforms 8,000 Chopsticks Into a Collapsible Chair

Artist Yuya Ushida Transforms 8,000 Chopsticks Into a Collapsible Chair

China alone uses 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks annually, so you can easily see why the waste generated from these single-use utensils is a big problem. To call attention to the issue and

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Upside Down Chair is Just as Much Sitting Fun as a Real Tree Trunk

Upside Down Chair is Just as Much Sitting Fun as a Real Tree Trunk

Designer Floris Wubben and artist Bauke Fokkema have taken all the fun of sitting on a real tree trunk and injected it into this wooden chair. Crafted from an inverted willow tree, the chair is supported

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Stylish Spinnaker Chairs Made from Recycled Boat Sails

Stylish Spinnaker Chairs Made from Recycled Boat Sails

At first glance, these modern chairs by Spinnaker are stylish and comfy-looking – but turn them around and you’ll see what really makes them special. Each one is backed with recycled sail

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Alex Whitney’s Pennyfields Chair Made from Bamboo and Steel

Alex Whitney’s Pennyfields Chair Made from Bamboo and Steel

Combining the eco-friendly benefits of fast growing bamboo and refurbishable steel with the nostalgia-evoking shape of an elementary school seat, Alex Whitney’s ‘Pennyfields’ chair is a simple,

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Bold Type Chair Made from 100% Biodegradable Cardboard

Bold Type Chair Made from 100% Biodegradable Cardboard

Font junkies haven’t had reason to get this excited since the release of Helvetica. Designers at SanSanserif Creatius have just premiered their Bold Chair, a funky new seating module constructed from

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There’s Still Time to Win an Eco-Friendly Cobi Office Chair!

There’s Still Time to Win an Eco-Friendly Cobi Office Chair!

Now that I’ve spent a bit of time with my Cobi chair, I feel it’s only fair that I tell you all a little about my experience. Long story short, I love it. It’s improved my working

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REMINDER: One Good Chair Competition closes May 30th!

REMINDER: One Good Chair Competition closes May 30th!

image shows ‘Annie’ – the recycled shopping cart chair from Reestore Design Calling all eco furniture designers! All green ID geniuses! All chair connoisseurs! Here’s your chance

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ICFF 2008: Newspaper Chair

ICFF 2008: Newspaper Chair

Dozens of rolled up newspapers found their way back to functionality in the cleverly designed Newspaper Chair by Kimberly Kulka, a student at California College of the Arts. We love the smart thought

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ANNOUNCING: One Good Chair Competition!

ANNOUNCING: One Good Chair Competition!

image shows ‘Annie’ – the recycled shopping cart chair from Reestore Design Calling all eco furniture designers! All green ID geniuses! All chair connoisseurs! Here’s your chance

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UNLESS: GREEN ‘TIO’ CHAIR by Conscious Design

UNLESS: GREEN ‘TIO’ CHAIR by Conscious Design

The Tio Chair from New Zealand-based Conscious Design is green in more ways that one. Designed by Nathan Goldsworthy, Stu Barr and James Whitta, Tio’s wood frame is environmentally-friendly, built

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