The saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure" definitely applies to this recent furniture project developed by Bade Stageberg Cox. They gathered 50 found chairs from the streets of New York, then repaired them and painted them taxi cab yellow. Each chair is stamped on the bottom with the date and location from which it was recovered.
I'm bookmarking this project for future street finds…
Find It: Street Seats, available for purchase.
Via: Swissmiss
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(Images: Bade Stageberg Cox)
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Wonderful project. I love how the uniformity of color makes them all look related, somehow.
I took a look at their site, and what an amazing collection! I wonder if anyone contacted them, wanting their chair back (hahaha!).
very cool
love it, great idea!
I'll be embarking on my own version (Nelson, BC) as soon as the weather holds out long enough to find chairs on the side of the road! Love it!!
I adore this idea. I should have done this instead of spending 300 dollars on chairs that are already scratched four months later.