DERELICT FURNITURE

Designers / Partners: Tõnis Kalve / Ahti Grünberg

Story: Derelict Furniture was an upcycle furniture design brand with a unique approach. Derelict furniture was made of old wood recovered from places such as decrepit sheds, woodpiles or industrial scrap. It is built on the idea of finding a creative balance between mechanical precision and the wood’s own imperfections – the cracked and worn nature of the wood is what gives it its colour nuances and textural beauty. The goal was to create products that follow a consistent idiom, but each object becomes unique thanks to the material used. At the same time the design aesthetics remained simple and constructive.

Derelict Furniture holds the title of Best Object 2013 nominated yearly by the Estonian Interior Architects Association. It is the only upcycle furniture brand in Estonia to have its full collection represented in a state museum, the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design.

AWARDS: The Annual Award of the Estonian Association of Interior Architects 2013 - Best Object

Date: 2011-2016
Photos: Terje Ugandi and Tõnis Kalve