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Guerilla furniture design, how to build lean, modern furniture with salvaged materials

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Guerilla furniture design

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how to build lean, modern furniture with salvaged materials

Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you'll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment. Sustainability and solid craftsmanship are key to guerilla design. With these principles in mind, you will learn how to recycle and reuse materials like cardboard, plastic, and plywood to construct striking, practical furniture. Will Holman was educated as an architect at Virginia Tech and Auburn University's Rural Studio. He has worked as a designer, craftsman, carpenter, educator, and author. Since 2008, Holman has published 54 furniture construction how-to articles on Instructables.com. His work has also been published in the book PlyDesign, in Readymade and Make magazines, Design Observer, and on several prominent sustainable design websites. He lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland, where he is currently planning a makerspace for a non-profit development company. Acknowledgements Preface Introduction - Guerilla History - Guerilla Sustainability - Geurilla Philosophy - the Guerilla Workshop - Design FundamentalsPaper - Hex Stool - Cube Lamp - Book Table - Cardboard Tube Screens - Cardboard Cantilever Chair - Cardboard Shell ChairWood - Un-TrashCan - Geurilla Roof Rack - Flat-Pack Sawhorses - Door Desk - Break-Down Table - Flat-Pack Shelves - Bedside Table - Scrap Lamp - Two-Tone Table - Scrap Table - Bracket ChairPlastic - Campaign Lamp - Traffice Cone Lamp - Milk Crate Credenza - 5-Gallon Stool - Inner Tube Stool - Pill Bottle Pendant Lamp - Milk Crate Wall Storage - Yogurt LampMetal - Conduit Coatrack - License Plate Bowl - Clamp Table - Conduit Lamp - Wheelbarrow Chair - Road Sign Chair Recommended Reading Standard/Metric Conversion Formulas Projects by Use Index The Maker's Design Manual Frustrated with the waste and disconnect of consumer culture? Guerilla design -- grassroots, sustainable, handcrafted -- offers an antidote. Learn how to bypass the status quo by using salvaged materials to make simple chairs, tables, lamps, and other furnishings that are both functional and beautiful. Guerilla designer Will Holman presents more than 30 step-by-step projects made from paper, wood, plastic, and metal, complete with instuctions on how to recycle or repurpose them when you're ready to move on

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