Volksware’s Meterware scrap tables bring new meaning to “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Not only do we love the endearing combination of mis-matched table parts, but we love the way in which the tables are produced and distributed: discarded tables are assembled as an infinitely long table, then on request, a piece of the table is sawed off to the customer’s desired length. It’s like Bounty’s ‘Select-A-Size’ paper towels- for furniture! Like Volksware’s clothing carpet, the tables are part of Volksware’s METERWARE Shop.

Volksware is an Amsterdam-based design studio founded in 1999 by Silke Wawro, a graduate from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.

2 Responses to “VOLKSWARE ‘METERWARE’ SCRAP TABLES”

p.j. doran says:

July 26, 2007 at 10:40 pm

how much studio space do they have? i would really like to see the whole process in action… and how are the tables joined? could be really humorous…..
David Waring says:

August 6, 2007 at 3:04 pm

yeah that studio must look weird. just a saw and a really long table. but i think its a great idea with a cool looking product.