Guerilla Furniture Design: How to Build Lean, Modern Furniture With Salvaged Materials

by Holman, Will

• ISBN13: 9781612123035
• ISBN10: 1612123031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-03-31
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you’ll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment.

Author Biography

Will Holman was educated as an architect at Virginia Tech and Auburn University’s Rural Studio. He has worked as a designer, craftsman, carpenter, educator, and author. Since 2008, Holman has published 54 furniture construction how-to articles on Instructables.com. His work has also been published in the book PlyDesign, in Readymade and Make magazines, Design Observer, and on several prominent sustainable design websites. He lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland, where he is currently planning a makerspace for a non-profit development company.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

• Guerilla History
• Guerilla Sustainability
• Geurilla Philosophy
• the Guerilla Workshop
• Design Fundamentals

Paper

• Hex Stool
• Cube Lamp
• Book Table
• Cardboard Tube Screens
• Cardboard Cantilever Chair
• Cardboard Shell Chair

Wood

• Un-TrashCan
• Geurilla Roof Rack
• Flat-Pack Sawhorses
• Door Desk
• Break-Down Table
• Flat-Pack Shelves
• Bedside Table
• Scrap Lamp
• Two-Tone Table
• Scrap Table
• Bracket Chair

Plastic

• Campaign Lamp
• Traffice Cone Lamp
• Milk Crate Credenza
• 5-Gallon Stool
• Inner Tube Stool
• Pill Bottle Pendant Lamp
• Milk Crate Wall Storage
• Yogurt Lamp

Metal

• Conduit Coatrack
• License Plate Bowl
• Clamp Table
• Conduit Lamp
• Wheelbarrow Chair
• Road Sign Chair

Recommended Reading

Standard/Metric Conversion Formulas

Projects by Use

Index