Rawhide: Furniture looks good in its own skin
Amsterdam – Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created the Skin collection of furniture covered by leather off-cuts. The work is a response to the amount of leather wasted by the furniture industry each year.
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Pepe Heykoop Skin Dressing Table
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Pepe Heykoop Skin diningchair
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Pepe Heykoop bench
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Pepe Heykoop chair
Roughly stitched together, the leather off-cuts cover each piece completely. The technique creates irregular skin-like patterns that reference cell structures and natural growth.
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