Dutch design duo Studio Makkink & Bey have created a series of furniture using discarded packing crates as their starting point. Confirming WGSN's S/S 2011 macrotrend
Fair & Square, which advocates pared-down design and an honest use of materials, the collection includes five varieties of crate-based product - BathCrate, VanityCrate, BedCrate, VacuumCleanerCrate and ClockCrate - and will be on show at Spring Projects, London, from next week.
The designers were inspired to use crates as a raw material after a trip to India, during which Rianne Makkink observed crates being used to divide up space and offer privacy and protection.
The exhibition runs 5 November 2010 - 14 January 2011.
www.springprojects.co.uk/www.studiomakkinkbey.nl/
