Tag: shipping pallets

  • Awesome Office Conversion Using Pallets

    Pallets are sturdy and abundant, and therefore a great material for upcycling to meet a number of architecture and design needs. A Tokyo based firm Hiroki Tominaga Atelier recently used them in a unique office space renovation. What’s more, they were able to do so without the end result looking like a DIY project. Hiroki…

  • Wood Pallet Facade Provides Shade and Ventilation to Parisian Student Housing

    When French architect Stephane Malka decided to provide AME-LOT, a Parisian student residence with additional shade and ventilation, he took an interesting and very ecological approach. The entire street front of the building is covered in hinged shipping pallets hinged together that transform and can be adjusted for changes in light, shade, and ventilation. Malka’s…

  • Everything Old is New Again: Furniture with a Repurpose

    Here are some of our favorite designers who salvage and repurpose discarded materials into art that functions as furniture. Take some inspiration from these artists and get creative in your workshop. There are lots of ways that you can make everything old become new again! Gruba Repurposes Wooden Roller Blinds Gruba is Argentinian architects Gabriel Pires…