Category: Chair

Tutorial for shair with woven tie seat by Mag Ruffman.

Finding ideas for woven ties.

Corks glued over wooden base by Aaron Kramer.

Darcy Turner shows how the Newspaper Rolling Machine can make solid sticks out of 5 sheets of newspaper and wallpaper paste. They can be cable tied together to make chairs strong enough to sit/stand on, other furniture and sculptures. The machines are available to buy or rent in London. Also – how he makes a chair out of the sticks.

By M Kocureck
I wouldn’t have thought of weaving around a plastic object for shape and strength. I wonder how it would wear?

by Fernando and Humberto
Though I expect these were made from new, the idea of repairing commonplace plastic chairs in this way appeals.

Article by Lois Walpole
This is a phenomenon I can relate to. It’s also a lovely account of restoring a chair using polypropylene strapping tape.

Woven with a continuous strip of 50 foot half inch rawhide. This diamond pattern seat is said to be very durable.
By Chris