DIY and eco-friendly enthusiasts are going to love checking out all of these upcycled furniture features. This top list is filled with the most innovative and creative pieces of upcycled furniture from the Trend Hunter archives.
For those of you who don't know, or may have forgotten, upcycling is when you take an old object and refashion it into something useful. It can be as simple as turning an old suitcase into a pet bed, or as complicated as taking the seat out of a MINI Cooper and turning it into a multimedia chair.
These upcycled furniture features are sure to inspire you to take a second look at what you choose to throw away and recycle. If a designer can turn a bunch of old PVC pipes into a bench, so can you! Although, you might want to set your sights a little more realistically when you first start out. I hear cardboard toilet paper rolls make badass-looking glasses.
16 Upcycled Furniture Features
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Street Object Furniture
Discarded Traffic Barrels Upcycled into the Comfy Cloche Chair
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Upcycled Pipe Seating
The Rainwater Pipe Bench Puts Scrap PVC Pipes to Good Use
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Upcycled Skateboard Seats
The Deckbench by Jason and Adam Podlaski Will Deck You Out
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Upcycled Suitcase Pet Beds
Etsy Artists Make a Cute Eco Case for Cats
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Upcycled Frankenstein Furnishings
SchubLaden Furniture is the Very Best of Clutter Craft Pieces
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Painted Fabric Seats
Blugirl Art's Custom Hand-Painted Fabrics for Furniture and Fashion
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Upcycled Paper Furniture
The Magazine Bench is a Page-Turning Place to Rest
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Upcycled Gymnastics Equipment
Refurbished Sport Furniture Makes a Sweet Eco Statement
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Upcycled Furnishings
Studio JSPR 'Plastic Fantastic' Re-Skinned Collection (Update)
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Luxury Car Beds
The Mercedes Bed Lets You Drive Luxury in Your Dreams
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Upcycled Aviation Furniture
The Aviation Wind Desk is an Airplane-Adapted Design
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Reclaimed Refuse Seating
'Fizz' by Valera Barnayev Turns Trash into Art Furniture
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Upcycled Rainbow Seats
The Charles Crawford Bench was Created from IKEA Lack Tables
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Upcycled Cowhide Seating
The ReMade USA Ottoman Recycles Leather Jackets
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Farming Indoor Decor
Recycled Machinery as Practical Furniture
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Upcycled-Auto Gaming Gear
This Mini Cooper Multimedia Chair Has Everything For Entertainment
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Cozy 60s-Inspired Seating Solutions
The IKEA DYVLINGE Swivel Armchair Revives a Classic Design
Upcycled Waste Material Furniture
This Cardboard Furniture Design by Lee Lin is Modular
Multipurpose Polycarbonate Furniture
The 'Push Fit Chair' by Liam de la Beyodere is Stylish
Chic Recycled Material Furniture
The 'Vale' Furniture Collection is Made with Recycled PET Bottles
Design-Forward Furniture Collections
Zanat Unveils Its 2024 Design Collection and It is Stunninng
Transforming Stool-Integrated Tables
The 'Quartet' Side Table Hides Four Stools Within
Creative Laundry Solutions
'Uncommon' and 'Ecover' Release 'Rewear Chair' to Reduce Overwashing
Inconspicuous Pet Furniture
Pilar Pirez Manfredi Designs the TAIPEI Pet Furniture Collection
Designer Upcycled Bags
Comme Des Garçons Released Its Collaboration with FREITAG
Mid-Century Modern Furnishings
Todd Hewitt Adds Four Designs to the Last Ditch Series
Curvaceous Bench-Style Coffee Tables
The 'Shell' Table by Deniz Aktay is Chic Yet Strong
Upcycled Plastic Bag-Made Chairs
Sungai Watch Creates the Ombak Chair from Plastic Bags
Retro-Tinged Elegant Chair Designs
Karakter Introduces Two Chairs Designed Inspired by the 60s
TV Packaging Seating Solutions
The 'Cuna' Furniture by Valeria Coello is Made Out of Cardboard
Biodegradable Furniture Collections
Mater and Patricia Urquiola Showcase the Alder Collection
Envelope-Packaged Couch Designs
The 'Couch in an Envelope' is Modular and 100% Recyclable
Splintered Storage Console Tables
The Flitter Console Table by Deniz Aktay is Stylishly Functional
Portable Air-Filled Sofas
Muji's Sofa Made from Air is Lightweight and Easy to Move
Naturalistic Stainable Seat Designs
The 'Daisee' Chair from Borrellski is Made with Beeswax
Recycled Homeware Capsules
Particle Launches a Collection Made from Recycled Sneaker Materials
Storage-Centric Minimal Furniture
Julian Topor Designs the KURVE Furniture with Storage Spaces
3D-Printed Sustainable Chairs
Eva Dugintseva Designs the Som Chair Concept with No Screws
Modular Coffee Table Sofas
The 'Silky' Sofa from the Teixeira Design Studio is All-in-One
Chic Single-Piece Plywood Chairs
The 'Void' Lounge Chair Boasts Built-in Storage
Sculpted One-Piece Coffee Tables
The 'Pelican' Coffee Table by Deniz Aktay is Artistic
Iconic Furniture Releases
Fasetti is Reimagining Olof Ottelin's Jumbo Lounge Chair
Conscious Experimental Furniture Designs
Vaarnii's Whimsical Furniture Was Presented at Tableau
Salvaged Timber Furniture Capsule
Gini Moynier Introduces the Formwork Collection of Furniture
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Sleek Multipurpose Crib Furniture
Zhipeng Qiu and Yufeng Lin Present a Unique Chair-Crib Design
Ultra-Elegant Timeless Furniture
Deft Studio's Furniture Collection is Modern and Approachable
Upcycled Correx Lampshades
Tabitha Bargh's 'Poly' Collection is Made with Used Real Estate Signage
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Multi-Position Side Tables
The 'Drop' Side Table by Deniz Aktay is Made of Recycled Materials
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs
These Knoll Chairs Have Been Customized by Noel Mercado
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
Sustainable Tech-Driven Futuristic Chairs
Siqi Yang's Spidique Chair Blends Various Talents
Expanding Three-in-One Furniture
The 'Expandy' Adapts to Needs in Seconds Without Tools
Multipurpose Pet-Friendly Furniture
The Wowo Multipurpose Furniture is Colorful and Playful
Repurposed Denim Furniture
Levi's Icons Re/Outfitted Refreshes Iconic Designs with Discarded Denim
Haute Cohesive Plywood Chairs
The Peel Chair by Blond is Figuratively and Literally Flexible
Sustainable Concise Furniture Series
Joyf and Rostyslav Sorokovyi Design the Tube Collection
Tailor-Made Furniture Ranges
Last Ditch Design's Capsule Balances Aesthetics and Functionality
Otherworldly Themed Rocking Chairs
Mavimatt Presents a Look at the UFO Rocking Chair Design
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Modern Chair Designs
TAKT and Industrial Facility Introduce the Bow Chair
Celebrity-Designed Furniture Series
goop and CB2 Join Forces on their Second Collection
Sustainable Furniture Launches
Retroloop's Sustainable Furniture Boasts a Nostalgic Aesthetic
Flatpack Tool-Free Chairs
Nstel The Chair from Vanik Design is Made from Sustainable White Oak
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Lifestyle Insight-Inspired Furniture
Formway Sets Up its Own Furniture Brand Noho with New Range
Sustainable Recycled Paper Cabinets
Joost van Bleiswijk Showcases the No Screw No Glue Collection
Modular Flatpack Furniture Designs
The 'OPO=O' Multifunctional Furniture Piece Works in Many Ways
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Posh Pet-Friendly Chair Designs
The 'Arch' Chair Design by Ricardo Sá Has Multifunctional Storage
Eco-Friendly Hardwood Accessories
Grovemade Creates a New Series of Affordable Desk Organizers
Wooden Textural Furniture Series
Hanneke Lourens Designs the Corrugated Furniture Capsule
Naturalistic Grass-Inspired Chairs
The Flip Chair by Kuan-Cheng Chen Mimics Movement
Modular Biodesign Furniture Series
The VANK-CUBE Series are Made from Flax and Hemp Materials
Lounge Chair-Inspired Skateboards
The Eames Lounge Cruiser is Inspired by the Iconic Chair
Reimagined Furniture Series
Yves Salomon and Chapo Création Create a Special Exhibition
Sustainably Made Chair Designs
Arper’s Mixu Chair Was Designed with Sustainability at Its Core
Leftover Wood-Constructed Furniture
Alexander Lervik Creates Furniture From Leftover Materials
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
Repairable Flat-Pack Sofas
Takt Launches the Spoke Sofa During 3 Days of Design
Single-Piece Wooden Chair Concepts
Deniz Atkay Designs the Slide Table Concept with a Single Sheet
Sustainable 3D-Printed Chairs
The WOOD-LOOP Lounge Chair is Made with Only Scraps and Excess Parts
Human Form-Inspired Furniture Series
Bend Goods Introduces the Tube Collection of Furniture
Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture
A Group of Design Students in Sweden Created the Chia-Chair
Discarded Shoe-Created Stools
The WU Series by BENTU Design is a Sustainable Alternative
Innovative Waste-Reducing Chairs
Annabella Hevesi's Peach Easy Chair Boasts Innovative Joints
Eco-Friendly Pouf Chair Concepts
Design Studio701 Creates the Rio Pouffe Concept
Stylish Furniture Rental Programs
Valiant Introduces a New Sustainable Furniture Rental Collection
Sleek Recyclable Collaborative Chairs
Antonia Vitterio and Vitra Present the Vitra ACX Chair
eWaste-Made Furniture Designs
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services Collaborated with Aectual
Versatile Utilitarian Furniture
Equiparc Presents teh Collection 40 of Modular Furniture
Pod-Inspired Bulbous Furniture
One Week Presents Its New Pod Collection of Furniture
Modernized Wooden Stool Designs
The Eames Turned Stool Updates a Classic
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Secondhand Fashion Editorials
Vinted Styled a Shoot Exclusively with Vinted Finds
Sustainable Felt Furniture Collections
LAYER Designs the Vale Collection for KFI Studios
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Sustainable Cork-Based Sofa Designs
Paul Crofts and Isomi Design the Tejo System
Playful Recycled Aluminum Chairs
The 'TUBA' Chair by Samuel Wilkinson is Easy to Store
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Colorful Flat-Packed Sustainable Chairs
One to One Unveils the OTO Chair with Vibrant Colorways
Upcycled Material Musical Instruments
The Yamaha Upcycling Guitar Concept Models are Sustainable
Dynamic Timber Furniture Designs
Didi NG Wing Yin Unveils the New Down to Earth Collection
DJ-Centric Modern Furniture
JJ Boooth Designs Furniture for DJs with Architectural Background
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Sustainable Upcycled Glass Cups
HMM Design Creates a Unique Eco-Friendly Glass Cup
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Thoughtful Reclaimed Material Stools
The NOAH Folding Stool Has Nume Leather Seat
Flat-Packed Wooden Stool
Joao Teixeira Designs the Flat Stool Concept with Easy Packaging
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Organic Ancient Design Furniture
The Earth To People Furniture Collection is Naturally Crafted
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Bent Wooden Sculptural Furniture
Poul Kjærholm Designs the PK15 chair for Fritz Hansen
Cat-Friendly Seat Concepts
Jing-Cyuan Tang Designs Furniture for Pets and Owners Alike
Traditional Church-Inspired Stools
EJM Studios Nods to Churches with the Pew Stool Design
Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools
Alexander Latersztain Designs the Stump Recycled Stools
Slick Eco-Conscious Chair Designs
TAKT Introduces the Soft Lounge Chair Leather
Revived Sustainable Urban Benches
Daniel Rybakken and Vestre Revive the Ypsilon Bench
Tubular Metal Furniture Collections
Tim Teven Designs the Tube Collection of Furniture
Playful Sustainable Lounge Furniture
The Beam Collection by Neinkamper is Soft and Curvaceous
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Bent Multi-Functional Coffee Tables
The Shell Table by Deniz Atkay has a Curved Structure
Locally Sourced Furniture Collections
Grayn Presents its First-Ever Collection of Furniture
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Organic Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Creates the Crafting Plastic Collection
Upcycled Aircraft Luggages
Emirates Launches a Collection Made from Upcycled Aircraft Interiors
Guitar-Holding Benches
Yamaha Design Lab Created This Unique Place to Sit
Reinterpreted Classic Shell Chairs
Benjamin Hubert and MDF Italia Create the Press Chair
Sustainable Recycled Aircraft Skateboard
François Jaubert Designs the Eco-Friendly TRASHBOARD
Bold Patterned Tubular Benches
Rik van Veen Designs the Leopard Bench with a Bright Look
Alien-Inspired Metal Stool Concepts
Riley MacKay Designs the Sustainable Metal Stool Concept
Broken Bike Lock Furniture
Design Students Showcase the People and Places Exhibition
Timeless Furniture Series
Artek Creates the Crafted Through Time Series to Build on Designs
Home Mobility Accessible Furniture
Capella Design Creates Furniture that Blend Style and Function
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Fiberglass Mid-Century Chairs
The Panton Chair Encourages Imaginative Experiences
Life-Exploring Colorful Furniture
Arper Presents Five New Collections of Vibrant Furniture
Cocoon-Like Multifunctional Furniture
Yeeun Son Designs the U-Sofa for Multiple Purposes
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Sustainable Easy-Repair Furniture
Anderssen & Voll Joins Forces with TAKT on the Spoke Sofa
Recycled Plastic Felt Furniture
LAYER Introduves the New Sustainable Felt-Covered Vale Collection
Sustainable Structural Chair Designs
Hlynur Atlason Designs the Limbo Chair with an Artful Look
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Sawdust Scrap Recyclable Stools
Renaud Defrancesco Designs the Briket Stool for Firewood
Reimagined Colorful Furniture Series
Artek Presents the Reimagined by Paul Smith Series