Artistic Recycling: Amazing Furniture Made From Old Bicycles

Where do bicycles go when they die?

Andy Gregg transforms these unwanted vehicles into contemporary furniture. Using the stainless steel and aluminum frames, wheel rims and handlebars from old bikes, Gregg creates chairs, tables and barstools.

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This lounge chair is created from old bike parts, using inner tubes to create springy upholstery.

Gregg has been creating recycled bicycle furniture since 1990, refining his designs and adding more pieces to his inventory. Each piece has a slick, clean look; a positive image that one would not expect from old bike parts.

His creations also include recycled items from other locomotives. Windows from trains and cars become glass table tops and seat belt webbing is used for upholstery.

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Windows from old automobiles are transformed into glass table tops for coffee tables and bar tables.

Many of these designs can weather a life outdoors as practical and attractive garden furniture. Certainly a topic for conversation, the furniture offers both aesthetic value and functionality.

The Loveseat design offers a stylish and comfortable chair for two people.

Gregg offers custom-made options, so a buyer may choose the type and color of upholstery; material variations include rubber inner tubes, leather, clear or colored acrylic, cork and vinyl.

Customizable furniture allows the buyer to choose the material of the armrests and the color of the seating.

Recycling takes many forms and exciting artworks made from old, unwanted items is becoming more popular. Andy Gregg's designs are certainly a unique and functional use of old bicycles.

Located in Marquette, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Superior, Bike Furniture Design Headquarters continues to create new and interesting recycled furniture.

For more info and designs, visit Bike Furniture Design.