We've seen a lot of furniture made from salvaged materials and while we're nowhere near tired of it, London-based Rupert Blanchard's handmade pieces certainly stand out from the crowd.
His work is thoughtful and charming — we adore his chest of old drawers, each with a story behind it and his Louis Ghost Chair made out of recycled wood that was auctioned for charity. Visit Rupert Blanchard's blog, Styling and Salvage, to see more of his furniture and interiors made from reclaimed objects as well as his inspiring vintage finds.
via It's Nice That
Images: 1-4, Chris Brooks; 5, Rupert Blanchard
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Comments (5)
i love these pieces. thank you for posting his work and blog link. wonderful. xo
Oh my god. I want the cabinet in the first photo SO BAD.
The chests/cupboards are great (though I'd like to see turned legs instead of the plain ones shown). Not as taken w/the chairs.
I like these a lot.
But, there's something a tad frivolous in 'recycling' in this manner-- removing necessary elements from numerous pieces of existing furniture, thereby rendering those carcasses unusable. (He says on his site "I do not use or collect drawers that already have a use in an existing piece of furniture". One wonders where he gets them, then.)
I'm not condemning him for being wasteful, I don't especially care one way or the other-- better that one of his charming Frankenstein pieces should exist in the world than the three or four battered, mediocre cast-offs that were destroyed for parts, in my opinion.
I just feel compelled to point out that 'recycled' is not necessarily synonymous with 'frugal'; there are hidden expenditures of energy or waste that are frequently overlooked in our fervor to be green.
I would GLADLY own any one of these pieces! The stepsister of the Louis Ghost chair is positively brilliant. I wish I could make pieces like these!