Degrowth: Converting Waste and Perceptions is a project in redefining the ways we as American consumers look at trash and waste.

CHAIR 01

Final

I used a dress bought at goodwill for upholstery, and padded the chair with excess carpet padding found in the studio.

Pulled from the dumpster.

This chair was pulled from the dumpster of a Marshall's in old city.

Taken back to the studio.

I brought the chair back to the studio in university city and began to remove the plastic upholstery.

Upholstery Removal

The first phase of repurposing the chair.

Frame.

The frame without any of the plastic.

Leftovers

This is the material leftover from the removal.

Sizing Seat

I cut down pallet crate wood, and glued it with butt joints to form the chair.

LAMP

Final Elements

I hot glued the Wal-Mart banner in a loop, and used bass wood rods to create the inner frame for the shade. I used pallet crate wood for the base and an acryllic tube for the stand.

Found Materials

After dumpster diving outside of a Wal-Mart and an AC Moore, I found this banner and a mannequin. I thought to create a lamp, so I bought a $3 lamp from goodwill.

Attaching Fixture

I drilled a hole through the mannequin to sink the lighting fixture in. After cutting notches for the fixture, I apoxied it in place.

Degrowth: Converting Waste and Perceptions is a project in redefining the ways we as American consumers look at trash and waste.

CHAIR 01

LAMP

CHAIR 02

This chair was pulled from a dumpster outside of my studio, I reapulstered it with laser cut felt and spray painted the frame.