100 Chairs
For this fantastic project designer Martino Gamper systematically collected discarded chairs from London streets (or more frequently, friends’ homes) over a period of about roughly two years, then spent 100 days to reconfigure the design of each one in an attempt to transform its character and/or the way it functions. He says “I see this as a chance to create a ‘three-dimensional sketchbook’, a set of playful yet thought-provoking designs that, due to the time constraint, are put together with a minimum of analysis.” Inspirational stuff, and sounds like great fun too.