guerilla upcycling transforms street-found materials into furniture

guerilla upcycling transforms street-found materials into furniture
from a wooden fence to a dining chair in just over 40 minutes
all images courtesy of I have pop

‘guerilla upcycling’ is a project created by local-based studio I have pop, and is an ongoing series of unique pieces of art furniture created from materials found and appropriated from amsterdam, in the netherlands. on the spot where the materials were found these seemingly worthless road signs, fences and planters were improvised, sawn, drilled, cut, screwed and put together as quickly as possible, turning them into design pieces. afterwards, they were left for lucky collectors to find. many of these objects were created in about 30 to 45 minutes in broad daylight with only a handful of tools and screws, often with people observing the process.

‘guerrilla upcycling’ is a project that reflects on the way value is added to modern (especially dutch) design and plays with the idea of improvisation and virtuosity through performance in design.

from election billboards to dining chair in 30 minutes

from four planter boxes to a sofa seat in less than 10 minutes

the planter boxes about 15 minutes earlier 

from roadside construction signs to a colorful picnic table in an hour

from tree protection to a modern classic in half an hour

from two road signs on each side of the street to a comfy lounge chair in less than 30 minutes

from an election billboard to a parliament seat in just 45 minutes 

from a chain link fence to a lightweight chair in an hour

from one stack of pallets to two chairs in 34 minutes and 56 seconds