Most of us look for the the basics in a chair, things like ergonomic design, cushy padding and durable arm rests. But some intrepid designers look beyond to more eccentric ideas to use the recycling things. Sure, not every designer chair makes for the most comfortable seating, but they’re all awsome furniture. Here are 10 of our favorites:

Chair from recycled wine corks

Made from recycled wine corks by Gabriel Wiese, the chair burn a contemporary design.Gabriel Wiese has intelligently used the cork caps of the wine bottles, keeping the shapes intact.I don`t know if you can patient to collect all the corks in order to be able to make new pieces of furniture. via Gabriel Wiese

Chair made with caps

Created from thousands of caps, the chairs and also the table can be a unique outdoor furniture. You can use just one color for example red or you can mix the colors, you can play making a nice design.via artmajeur

Recycled 55 Gallon Barrel Chair

Here is a surprisingly comfortable chair using only six small bolts, nuts and washers, six drywall screws, simple hand tools, a little ingenuity and a recycled 55-gallon plastic drum.Another good idea to make one, there is in total only 7 steps to made one design similar. via instructables

Plastic Tube Chair

Inspired by the ideas of Duchamp, he combines the found and the spirit of surrealism to create this thought provoking work. Not designed as beautiful, or even useful but as a inspiration for all of us to be creative and playful with the world around us, remixing and combining found objects into new uses, styles and departures. via cdr

Shopping Trolley Chair

Nowadays all the people spend a lot of time on shopping.This lovely armchair is a shopping cart turned into a fabulous chair by recycled design gurus reestore.Reestore are doing a great job for the environment here as trolleys are generally ditched due to unaligned wheels or exposed wire. Once transformed by reestore they become beautiful yet functional, upright chairs. via hippyshopper

Ski Adirondack Chairs

The Ski Adirondack Chair featuring a classic design, ruggedly hand-built, and exceedingly comfortable.  The ski chair makes a statement about your passions, it starts conversations about art or recycled products, and it’s just plain fun.The ski chair body is crafted from 5/4″ cedar wood, sanded, and all edges are rounded.via recycledskis

Wood chairs

John Booth created a simple chairs which make use found and  recycled wood from used pieces of furniture. Each chair is custom built based  on the available pieces booth finds. as a result each chair is unique and one of a  kind.via cdr

Wood Stool

Here is a rustic wood stool , wich can be used for a caffee table or something like this. Copyright: Anne-Sophie, Bordeaux, France.

Droog rag chair by tejo remy

Made from reusing materials in a new way and involving the user of this product to create something unique. The rag chair is an original and interesting looking chair.via unicahome

Cable spool rocking chair

Created from a cable role, the chair is so comfortable and can be used indoor and outdoor.via reelfurniture

Thanks for reading Homedit, Diggers, Stumblers and more.  What is your favorite chair from the list above?Let us know in the comments, we’d love to read your opinion!

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