Vintage Vespa scooters transformed into incredible chairs

With so many slick electric motorcycles on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use of polluting, petroleum-powered older models. But instead of sending old Vespas to the trash pile, Spanish design studio Bel & Bel has a more creative solution: turn the stylish relics into snazzy pieces of furniture!

With so many <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/electric-motorcycle/">slick electric motorcycles</a> on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use of polluting, petroleum-powered older models. But instead of sending old Vespas to the trash pile, Spanish design studio <a href="http://belybel.com/" target="_blank">Bel &amp; Bel</a> has a more creative solution: turn the stylish relics into snazzy pieces of furniture!

Bel &amp; Bel's handmade chairs are constructed from the front shield and spare parts of old <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/vespa/">Vespa scooters</a>.

The like-new chairs appear to be ready to hit the streets (or cubicle-lined hallways) at any moment!

The Vespa series is not the first example of upcycled furniture we've seen.

Others include the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/27/scrap-lab-furniture-made-of-industrial-scraps/" target="_blank">Scrap Lab's</a> furniture made from industrial scraps and Chris Burton's <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/01/25/chris-burtons-upcycling-repose-lounge/" target="_blank">Repose Lounge</a>.

Bel & Bel's Vespa chairs are available in a range of colors and paint jobs.

With so many slick electric motorcycles on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use of polluting, petroleum-powered older models. But instead of sending old Vespas to the trash pile, Spanish design studio Bel &amp; Bel has a more creative solution: turn the stylish relics into snazzy pieces of furniture!

With so many slick electric motorcycles on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use of polluting, petroleum-powered older models. But instead of sending old Vespas to the trash pile, Spanish design studio Bel &amp; Bel has a more creative solution: turn the stylish relics into snazzy pieces of furniture!