Designer Spotlight: Bike Furniture Design

The Styleture editorial team is always on the lookout for creative furniture designs; especially ones that make use of recycled materials that many would consider trash. Bike Furniture Design (BFD), based out of Marquette, Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior, is a design and manufacturing studio specializing in contemporary/modern furniture made primarily from recycled steel and aluminum bicycle rims, handlebars and frames.

BFD founder Andy Gregg, working within the vernacular of classic modern furniture design, has continued to refine his craft of making comfortable and durable bike-based furniture since 1990. Since they created the original Bike Chair, BFD has grown to include a wide-ranging collection of high-quality tables, bar stools, loveseats, and more chairs. Some designs, in addition to utilizing the bicycle, also utilize components from other transportation industries. BFD has created furniture designs from train and automobile windows – used as tabletops – and surplus automotive seatbelt webbing for seating upholstery. BFD upholstery options are wide ranging and include: leather, rubber, cork, clear and colored acrylic, and vinyl. So what made Gregg decide to make furniture out of bikes? He’s been influenced by his years spent in bike shops and on bikes. BFD has been featured in a variety of publications including Momentum Magazine.

As huge fans of Gregg’s work, the Styleture editorial team picked out a few of his pieces that particularly captured our imagination:

Modulus Side Table

The Modulus Side Table is made with strategically bent and welded chrome-plated bicycle rims. The table is topped with a choice of either glass or acrylic.

Vector Lounge Chair

The Vector Series Lounge Chair frame is constructed of aluminum bicycle rims. This chair is available with custom padded vinyl cushions in a choice of colors. The rims that serve as arm rests on this chair can be fitted with your favorite mountain bike tires or with inner-tubes only. They can also be fitted with a simple pad.

S-2 Barstool

Constructed of chromed-steel bicycle rims, the S-2 Barstool has a smaller footprint than the S-6 Barstool and is a good choice for tighter quarters. This barstool is upholstered with commercial-grade black, padded vinyl, but other upholstery options and colors are available. It is available in both swivel, and non-swivel versions.

The S-2 Bar series is named after the bomb-proof S-2 rim found on Schwinn bicycle classics such as the Typhoon and other such ‘Middle-weight’ cruisers, and also Sting Rays and Crates.

Modulus Loveseat

The Modulus Loveseat is constructed of strategically bent and expertly welded steel bicycle rims. It is available with inner-tube upholstery, or custom-made cushions in a variety of fabrics and materials.

CC Mirror

The CC Mirror is available in a variety of sizes and styles. It can be made out of any kind, color, and size of bicycle rim and tire known to the cycling world. The mirror shown is made with a professional-level road racing rim and tire.

The world is filled with plenty of derivative and boring furniture; Bike Furniture Design offers the adventurous decorator something that is fun and fresh.