Washing Machines Become Chairs!

[Unimatic1140]

Hey everyone, I thought I would share this as I found this whole thing a bit amusing:

You can sit on a washing machine, but that doesn't make it a chair. A transformation like the one industrial designer Antonina pulled off does make it a chair, though. And there are even DIY instructions so you can try too, if you're into that sort of thing.

As part of a project with the incredibly appropriate title "I used to be a washing machine," Antonina carefully dissected and old washer to make not one, not two, but three different flavors of chair, each a wonderfully stark piece of furniture in its finished form. It's not totally clear if each is mutually exclusive or not, though...

There's a Beautiful Chair Hiding in Your Washing Machine

You can sit on a washing machine, but that doesn't make it a chair. A transformation like the one industrial designer Antonina pulled off does make it a

gizmodo.com

 

[frigilux]

Cool! Definitely an example of form-over-function...but great art.

 

[mrb627]

Interesting

I guess they will have some way to recycle the dead machines that are heading to the landfill.

Malcolm

 

[danemodsandy]

To Me....

....This is a post-modern equivalent to crocheting afghans and painting cutesy stuff on old barn wood -

Someone has wayyy too much time on their hands.

 

[frigilux]

Oh my god, Sandy----I'm still convulsing. Way to insult everyone who has ever set up a table at a craft fair!

 

[danemodsandy]

Frigilux:

Lest we forget -

Old crankshafts make distinctive mailbox posts, and old tires turned inside out, with their sidewalls cut into zig-zags, make lovely raised flower beds.

 

[hydralique]

Another creative reuse is an old bathtub buried to hold a statue of the Virgin Mary, who is then decorated with plastic flowers or other objet d'art. Classy!

 

[frigilux]

We have ways of dealing with those who mock kitsch yard art!

 

[frigilux]

OK...this one is equal parts disturbing and hilarious. I think someone is a fan of early John Waters films.

 

[yogitunes]

if a machine can be repurposed....then why not?.....some people have some crafty ideas, turning them into treasures, never know unless you try...

wasn't it Fred who made this night light out of a blender.....beautiful and ingenious!.....I think even the switches operate and dim the light...looking for one like it and do the same...

 

[countryford]

I made a light out of a washer tub.

 

[countryford]

Inside of it.

 

[combo52]

Repurposed Items

Sandy you got it right someone has too much time on their hands.

 

The best entries are Martins blender light and Justin's washer tub light, my brother and I both have light fixtures made from perforated washer baskets.

 

[william637]

And I thought I was the only one with a blender light!

I have an old Oster as well. I put clear marbles and Christmas lights in it.

 

[countryford]

I was at an antique store and they had a washer tub light. They wanted about $200 for it. I figured I could make one for a lot cheaper. I had an extra tub from a parts machine and the paint and materials cost less than $50.

 

[hydralique]

That tub light just rocks!

 

[countryford]

I thought about putting multi colored lights in it. We will see how that looks.

 

[yogitunes]

that tub light is killer.....add a little motion and you got a disco ball....we're game!....

the rest of you guys have had to create something along your trails.....show us what you got!.....stack filterflo pans into a rotating spice rack!....share your great ideas

well, there was RevvinKevin demonstrating a dishwasher as a lawn sprinkler/ornament......

Rollermatic/Pete.....with that spectacular kitchenaid spray arm in the pond, tell me that is not the coolest thing ever....top that!

 

[hooverwheelaway]

That blender now sits on my desk as a desk-lamp at work. I found an older Oster beehive that I turned into a lamp... and took over as nightlight in our bathroom. So many people at work stop and ask why I have a blender on my desk -- then I turn it on and they go "ooooh". Lol! The knob is just an on/off switch, not a dimmer. The washer tub chandolier is really cool and a really great idea!