Bo Christian Larsson Transforms Old Suitcases into Quaint Hotel Sculptures

Swedish artist <a href="http://www.bochristianlarsson.com/" target="_blank">Bo Christian Larsson</a> has a knack for transforming <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dieter-roths-gartenskulptur-is-an-ever-growing-art-installation-celebrating-the-cycle-of-recycled-and-decaying-materials/" target="_blank">everyday objects into inspiring works of art</a> that think outside the box. Ranging from collage to drawings to installation and sculpture, his works evoke folklore and mythology, and bring new meaning to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/pedro-scattarella-creates-a-nostalgic-1970s-burger-joint-from-recycled-materials/" target="_blank">disused furniture</a>, knick knacks, luggage and other objects that have long since been forgotten by their original owners.

Larsson’s creative eye sees a stack of old trunks and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/case-of-bass-turns-vintage-suitcases-into-travel-themed-boomboxes/" target="_blank">suitcases</a> as something more.

Adding latticed windows and doors, he transforms the luggage into a sculptural and quaint multi-tiered building. With luggage tags still on, the vacation necessity pays tribute to the act of holiday, by transforming into a hotel itself.

Larsson reimagines large scale hotels, small motels, and bed and breakfasts by stacking various sizes of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/mr-simo-repurposes-vintage-suitcases-into-sick-boom-boxes/" target="_blank">suitcases</a> alone or together, returning each to its vacation destination indefinitely.

Vintage clocks and time pieces also take a role in the artist’s sculptures, who has scavenged desk <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-fathers-day-gift-make-your-dad-a-new-clock-out-of-an-old-record/" target="_blank">clocks</a> and grandfather clocks alike as elements in his pieces.

Ever making reference to time, his sculptures poke fun at our obsession with timeliness by adding anthropomorphic pieces like wooden hands or feet to the completed <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diem-chau-transforms-pencils-into-tiny-intricate-sculptures-of-wildlife/" target="_blank">sculptures</a>.

Larsson is keenly interested in the untraceable history his <a href="http://inhabitat.com/john-mengs-beautiful-lamps-are-made-with-upcycled-wine-bottles/" target="_blank">found objects</a> have, rendered anonymous when their former owners donated them or threw them away. By mixing these relics he finds from thrift stores and the garbage, Larsson is giving each object a new history and a new meaning that will stand the test of time.