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Peace Art Project Cambodia Twists Gun Metal into Furniture

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PDT

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From swords to plowshares, as they say, or in this more contemporary case: from guns into tables and chairs (and bikes and sculptures).

The Peace Art Project Cambodia (PAPC) was founded in October 2003, starting with “art students from the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA) focusing on 20 and 21 st century metal sculpture” who took their trade on the road to address what to do with “876 destroyed weapons from a Khmer Rouge weapons cache in the Cardamom Mountains.”

“The PAPC workshop was set up in a warehouse in Phnom Penh run by the Development Technology Workshop (DTW),” which has developed peace-oriented technologies including “a brush cutting machine used by de-mining agencies to clear vegetation before mines are detected and removed”

Recycled Rebar: Minimalist Metal Indoor/Outdoor Furniture

Recycled Metal Furniture from Scrap Car Hoods

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Small Space Sleeper: Wardrobe Triples as Divider + Bed

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Transforming & in the Furniture category ]

In a playful experimentation with materials and functions, Fraupawlik presents a surprising piece of transforming furniture. The Garderobe/Raumteiler/Bett (wardrobe/room divider/bed) is part of the Basurita line of adaptable use furniture pieces.

While perhaps not the most upscale, stylish piece of furniture ever conceived, the Garderobe/Raumteiler/Bett takes function to another level entirely. Perfect for a cramped studio apartment, the piece allows for storage, separation of spaces and sleeping – all with a tiny footprint. And because the bed goes vertical when not in use, a tiny living space can seem way more spacious while still having all of the necessities.

During the day, the object stands up to act as an open wardrobe for your shirts, suits, dresses and coats. It has the added function of working as a room divider at the same time. Because it is made of recycled materials it has a rough cut industrial look, making it seem tailor-made for a concrete loft space.

At night, the wardrobe turns into a bare-bones bed – more like a cot. The problem, of course, would be where to put your hanging clothes when you turn the object over on its side to sleep on. Using the Garderobe/Raumteiler/Bett in a guest space seems to make the most sense; that way it can still hold your clothes daily but transform temporarily when needed.