Norwegian Designers Reimagine USM Haller Furniture with Reclaimed Materials
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Nat Barker
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Summary
Norwegian designers created custom modifications for USM Haller's modular furniture using unconventional materials like climbing ropes, tall grass, and balloon pumps for an exhibition called USM Haller Re-Framed at Designers' Saturday in Oslo. Martin A Andersen led the project, inviting nine other designers to reinterpret the Swiss brand's classic chrome-plated steel-frame system with creative, sustainable approaches using reclaimed materials.
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· 2 pulledClimbing ropes, tall grass and a balloon pump were among the things Norwegian designers used to modify USM Haller's famous modular furniture
For USM Haller Re-Framed, Martin A Andersen tasked himself and nine other designers with putting their own twist on the Swiss brand's classic chrome-plated, steel-frame system
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