Ken Kelleher

 

Knitted upholstery by American designer Ken Kelleher.

Meike Harde

Wrapped Pleated and folded Meike Harde has created a new form of upholstery by manipulating flat foam matting. Creating a strong firm core with a flexible soft surface. The design avoids permanent attachment of the foam meaning that when the upholstery is worn it can be removed and replaced easily.

John Paul I

John Paul has just finished his HND at Fife College and part of his final show was his reinterpretation of George Nelson's Marshmallow Sofa of 1956 which was originally steel and plastic and reinterpreted it using wood and upholstery.

John Paul's work in his final year has been very focused on upholstery using upcycled scraps of fabric to create patchwork designs.

Who's hiding in your chair?

Sometimes there are lovely people waiting to smile at someone in the future when they get renovated.

BrutCake II

I had to share some more of this stunning work by Nicole Teng of BrutCake.

BrutCake I

Wonderful upcycled patchwork reupholstered chairs and sofas by Nicole Teng of BrutCake.

Bokja

Upholstery as collage a jigsaw of style, culture and social history. this is the work of Bokja. Bokja is a Beirut interior design collaboration between Hoda Baroudi and Mari Hibri who use local crafts people and available materials to create 'poetic use of colour'.

Frederik Farg

Re-cover is a project by Frederik Farg that looked to classic design and tailoring as it's inspiration for up cycling second hand chairs. By using old chairs from flea markets and removing the backrest, replacing it with a new textile dress/structure?of mouldable polyester felt, he is creating “slow fashion” furniture, giving the old chairs a new glance.

Squint

Wild, bright upholstery from Squint, don't stay still too long you will be reupholstered!
Each piece of furniture created by Squint is unique and testament to couture craftsmanship. Squint sells through Harrods, Liberty and Conran and Designers Guild as well as internationally and also makes bespoke items to order, using traditional craftsmanship at all levels of production.