This month I'm loving...  Recycled (and re-Mojo'd) furniture from Urban Upholstery. This month, Urban Upholstery teams up with Madeleine Boulesteix (my Fave Find in May 07) for The Light Lounge, a winter show of stylish (and green-guilt-free) finds, from 16 November-10 January 2010 at Urban Upholstery's Islington studio.

 

The designers are committed to reusing salvaged items, but this is not your grandmother's 'salvage' (ie the rotten wicker chair picked up from a skip, dusted off and plonked in front of the fireplace).

 

Instead, they transform found items into truly opulent and covetable treasures you'll be proud to show off to all your friends. They even do bespoke pieces.

 

Urban Upholstery brings abandoned (or unloved) furniture back to life with fab fabrics, sleek craftsmanship and individual style. Madeleine uses old kitchen items (teacups, sherry glasses even trifle moulds) to create quirky and contemporary chandeliers. (Here's one I bought earlier: below.)

 

Take a closer look at their work (and pick up some very special Christmas presents) at the show, at Urban Upholstery, 21 De Beauvoir Road, London N1 5SF.

Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and 11-3 on Saturday.

 

They'll also be exhibiting at Hidden Art Open Studios 28-29 November and 5-6 December, from 12pm to 6pm, except for the 29 November (Private View from 3-6pm). Madeline also has one large chandelier on show in Oliver Heath's Eco Home exhibition at the Geffrye Museum, London until January 2010.

 

 

 

For further details, follow the Urban Upholstery blog or get in touch: +44 (0) 207 275 9436.