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Weird & Wacky Blogs

A collection of delightfully weird, wacky and wonderful furniture creations.

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Would you spill blood for light? Blood lamp by Mike Thompson

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Designed to make people think about the amount of energy we waste, the Blood Lamp only works once and requires a drop of blood to turn on. The idea is to make people stop and think
Posted by: ben_k
on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 at 10:28 am
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Hole in the Floor by Raw Edges:

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Award winning design studio 'Raw Edges' created these unusual shelving units for a private commission in 2010. Playing with the idea, and aptly named 'hole in the floor' the shelvi
Posted by: ben_k
on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 at 17:11 pm
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MINE-furniture design is Mati Karmin,

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You would never guess what Mati Karminfrom Estonia made this swing out of – old mines. He has made a lot of quirky furniture out of these old detonated mines left by the Russai
Posted by: MollyK
on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 at 13:06 pm
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Walking table by Wouter Scheublin

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I'd love to have found a video of this walking table in action, alas we'll have to settle for images instead. The Walking Table is the work of designer Wouter Scheublin and on init
Posted by: james
on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 at 15:30 pm
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The Hackney Shelf by Ryan Franks

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Ryan Frank is a South African born furniture designer with studios in London and Barcelona. The Hackney Shelf is constructed from publicly graffitied boards which had been placed i
Posted by: MollyK
on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 at 13:06 pm
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Wishbone Chairs Get Dolled Up for Breast Cancer Research

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Hans Wegnar was contacted by Suite New York whose showrooms are based in Manhattan to design these chairs to promote Breast Cancer research. I think that the research is well wort
Posted by: MargD
on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 at 14:53 pm
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The Alien Abduction Lamp is designed by Lasse Klein.

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The Alien Abduction Lamp designed by Lasse Klien is a limited edition. The desk lamp UFO is cast metal, antenna function is the on/off switch. I wonder if Lasse would make the de
Posted by: MollyK
on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 at 10:49 am
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Module Office by Tim Vinke

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If you are a small buisiness in need of office space this slotted collection maybe just the thing for you. Tim Vinke created this with everyday needs in mind and no more; plastic
Posted by: MargD
on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 at 12:01 pm
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Bulldozer Lounge Chair from Industrial Designers Mark Goetz and Efe Buluc

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I stumbled across this stunning piece of industrial furniture design. Appropriately named the Bulldozer Lounge Chair it looks like it would be more at home in the middle of a build
Posted by: hanks_21
on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 at 12:52 pm
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Need a hug? The chair that's always there for you by Shestakovych

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After a long hard day, what better to come back to than a chair that wants to give you a hug - other than a person obviously... This design by Shestakovych might not be the most co
Posted by: james
on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 at 11:03 am
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Xin-Hung Lin's Manuscript Shelving Units

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I was delighted to discover these incredibly handy book shelf scroll's designed by Xin-Hung Lin. The two ends of the scroll separate to create a sturdy plastic sleeve that not only
Posted by: hanks_21
on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 at 13:04 pm
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Car Seat Desk Chairs - Saving Seats from the Crusher

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Car manufacturers put a lot of time and money into making stylish and well built seats to put in their cars, which then get crushed along with the car when it reaches the end of it
Posted by: carseatdeskchairs
on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 at 21:06 pm
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Inflatable bath tub from 'Blofield'

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How about this for bathing with a difference? Designed by the company Blofield this is an inflatable bath tub that can be used anywhere. The bright, bold and modern design inflates
Posted by: hanks_21
on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 at 11:16 am
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Exotic Animal Chairs

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These are really cool designs from The Wild Design company of France. I think the frog chair is fantastic.
Posted by: MollyK
on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 at 13:38 pm
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Cross legged chair by Vladimir TSESLER

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Don't know to much about this chair other than it's pink, it's designed by Russian designer Vladimir TSESLER and if you ask me... it's pretty damn cool.
Posted by: james
on Sun, 29 May 2011 at 23:21 pm
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Cut chair defies gravity

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This chair concept, aptly named Cut Chair by Peter Bristol appears on initial inspection to be holding the weight of a grown man on one leg! Sliced to pieces like a prop from Kill
Posted by: james
on Sat, 28 May 2011 at 12:37 pm
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Jae-Hyo Lee's Bench of Nails

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From a distance Jae-Hyo Lee has created a bench reflecting the subtle ripples and movements of undulating water; calming and somewhat perplexing. However close up the harshness of
Posted by: matt20
on Fri, 27 May 2011 at 15:37 pm
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Street Furniture by Designer Tim Delner

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Designer Tim Delner has created these distinctive and eye catching pieces of wacky furniture design named as “stolen government property built by Tim” the wear and tear certain
Posted by: hanks_21
on Wed, 25 May 2011 at 13:11 pm
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80s children take note - Space Invader Chair by Dorothy

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Atleast I think it was the 80's may have been earlier... I used to love space invaders! Iconic shape and vibrant colours make this chair fantastically reminiscent of my youth. Made
Posted by: james
on Wed, 25 May 2011 at 13:09 pm
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