'tube bench' by piet hein eek
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the 'tube chair' by dutch designer piet hein eek is made of old pipes that were salvaged from the building
his studio bought and renovated last year. a large number of pipes were found during the renovation,
either used structurally or internally within the architecture of the space. during their reconstruction,
despite the huge number of the industrial pipes they had to discard, the studio also managed to save a large quantity.
these salvaged pieces have been used to create a range of furniture objects, the first being a 'pipe bar' for the
restaurant that has been built within. this initial project has now been followed by the design of an armchair,
bar chairs, small tables and the pipe bench, with intentions of incorporating the industrial material into other objects.
the models are numbered consecutively by name (i.e. chair no. 1, bench no. 2, and so on).

the collection of 'tube' furniture is on show at spazio rossana orlanda during milan design week 2011.



'tube chair'
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'tube bench'
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detail of the pipe construction
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the bundled and stacked structure of the 'pipe bench'
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piet hein eek
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a pile of pipes which were extracted from the building during renovation



construction of the 'pipe bar'



'pipe bar'