Awesome Furniture

Christopher Daniel’s unusual, but comfy looking chair is made from 59 individual components, held together by powerful magnets. When not in use, it can be turned into a solid cube.

The ubiquitous transmission tower may be considered an eyesore by some, but Palette Industries recognizes the beauty in its design, using its form to create an eye-catching coat rack.

Household Zen Gardens might seem like a trendy relic of the 1990s, but Simon Hallam’s Zen Table is a 21st century revamp using robotics to carve images into the sand from below. Amazing stuff.

Reclaimed Cleveland turns wood from condemned structures in Cleveland – many of which have stood for 100 years or longer – and other discarded lumber into beautiful furniture and other woodcraft.

Korean designer Song Seung-Yong has created the whimsical Objet-O, a birch chair with an oversized paper lampshade and light, which evokes the privacy and coziness of a bird’s nest.

The foldable Koi deck chair from confused-direction design is a simple polypropelene construction; the lines are milled into a single sheet which transforms into comfortable, lightweight seating.

Part plaything, part bookshelf, part storage system for kids, Pin Pres by OOO My Design is like a giant-sized one of those retro pin art toys. We want a whole wall of these, in adult-size, please.

Judson Beaumont’s ingenious chair design removes the excess bulk under the seat and arms, turning it into storage, and personalizing the look. It took over 600 pieces of CNC-cut birch to construct it.

Who says dining rooms need to look like grandma’s house? Duffy London’s table puts the fun back into your meals, hanging each of eight diners from a swing, and building a lamp into the canopy.

Manoteca makes clever use of a used wooden door, converting it into a multipurpose table by retaining its original form. The recycled rawhide pockets and wooden drawer add to its versatility.

A truly one-of-a-kind chair for military and aviation buffs. This is the Martin Baker Mk6 ejector seat, originally used in a XV157 Buccaneer that flew with the British Royal Navy and the RAF.

Designer Naihan Li created this series of furniture that folds neatly into its own rolling crates when not in use. The portable foosball table-in-a-box to be turned into a product now.

Collapsible chairs are convenient, but not always classy. That’s why we like this idea for a set of foldable chairs that form a bench when placed together from Spanish design studio Mr. Simon.

You don’t have to be an airplane geek to appreciate the raw beauty of this table. Made using a Lycoming R680 9 Cylinder Radial Engine from a US Army Boeing-Stearman PT-13.

It may look like a rolling amp and speaker cabinet for a rock band, but the On Tour cabinet from Aureate actually conceals shelves and drawers for storing books, games, movies, and what-not.

Etsy seller dniceboater makes these desks using wood, bronze and aluminum with brass, copper or steel bases. They make great stand-up desks or bed desks, but they need to have lockable wheels.

Crafted from reclaimed gym flooring and powder-coated steel, Mirato’s massive 4′ x 10′ workstation is the perfect computer desk for sports fanatics or just those of you who crave surface area.

Designed by Sebastian Mühlhäuser and Marcel Krings, Casulo is a “mobile living furniture.” It’s a 4′ x 3′ box that houses a desk, shelves, chairs, wardrobe and even a bed frame and a mattress.

Part of Ufuk Keskin’s Flatobjects series, Typeshelf turns the symbol into the symbolized – or is the other way around? Either way, you can also have your order customized with your own design.

An electronically height-adjustable desk. GeekDesk 2 goes from 21″ to 48″ high with a lifting capacity of 275lbs, while GeekDesk Max goes from 23″ to 49″ and lifts up to 335lbs. Demo videos here.

Made from used shipping pallets, making each table unique. Sandblasted and then waxed to a golden brown color. Has four wheels, two of which have brakes. Fully assembled when delivered.

Commissioned by the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, this curvy seating is designed for watching concerts and lectures, or just hanging out. Even has integrated laptop outlets and Wi-Fi.

A comfy seat for gearheads. Designed by Bertjan Pot for the kids collection of furniture maker Richard Lampert, the Pit Stop’s washable zip-off cover is made from a single piece of knitted wool.