{"id":2506,"date":"2025-09-24T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:56:55","slug":"designers-turn-discarded-objects-into-one-off-furnishings-for-unbroken-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/designers-turn-discarded-objects-into-one-off-furnishings-for-unbroken-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Designers turn discarded objects into one-off furnishings for Unbroken exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A rocking horse and a basketball hoop are among the items that designers have reimagined for this London Design Festival<\/a> exhibition, which includes pieces from 2LG Studio<\/a>, Pearson Lloyd<\/a> and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unbroken<\/a>‘s curator, designer Francesco Feliziani<\/a>, asked seven fellow creatives to salvage something destined for landfill and transform it into a functional design piece.<\/p>\n

In displaying their work, he hopes to push further conversation around sustainability, how we treat waste, and the act of repairing.<\/p>\n

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Unbroken includes objects by Francesco Feliziani (above) and Studio Tip (top image)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We have reached a point where it’s inevitable to discuss the impact of our consumption,” said Feliziani. “Inside every discarded object, there are a multitude of possibilities, if we look at things from a different angle.”<\/p>\n

The exhibition was hosted by Camden Inspire<\/a>, an organisation that seeks to amplify community and creativity within the north London borough.<\/p>\n

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Red resistance bands brighten this chair by 2LG Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feliziani’s own contribution to the exhibition is the AIR Chair, which is made out of a basketball stand.<\/p>\n

The hoop and its string netting have been turned into a woven seat, the acrylic backboard is now the backrest, and the framework of the stand itself was cut up to make the chair’s arms and legs.<\/p>\n

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Sebastian Bergne deconstructed a rocking horse to make this table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2LG Studio<\/a> revived a tired chair using bright red resistance bands, which intertwine across the backrest and form dramatic ruffles down the legs.<\/p>\n

“This year I tore my achilles, which then led to a knee injury and physio has become a big part of my year, so seeing myself as unbroken has become a challenge,” explained the studio’s co-founder, Russell Whitehead.<\/p>\n

“Physio has made me closely acquainted with resistance bands. We had a roll of them and only needed a small amount, so we put the rest of the roll to good use.”<\/p>\n

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Plywood panelling used in an old Pearson Lloyd exhibition now features on these chairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Industrial designer Sebastian Bergne<\/a> deconstructed and rearranged a wooden rocking horse to create his piece, which he calls Trauma Table. The rockers were turned upright to make the table legs, while the horse’s head and other limbs form the tabletop.<\/p>\n

“It is perhaps somewhat traumatic to see the dismembered horse reconfigured,” he joked.<\/p>\n

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The Ted Chair by Charlie Boyden used to function as a daybed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The founders of Pearson Lloyd<\/a> updated a pair of Tarno garden chairs from IKEA<\/a>, replacing their worn wooden slats with plywood panelling that was originally used to display informational text in the studio’s 2023 exhibition Material Change.<\/p>\n