RE:DO upcycled furniture by Marie-Louise Hellgren

Vintage 1950s day bed upcycled with waste textiles and styled in a purple room

I had the pleasure of meeting Swedish designer Marie-Louise Hellgren at Tent London a few years back. It was here that she introduced me to Pink One Puff, a beautiful dusky pink stool made from recycled airbag material.

Since then, she has launched a collection of upcycled designs under her brand RE:DO and has been busy working on various projects, including a gorgeous herringbone flooring made from wood fibres from waste material, in collaboration with Bjoorn.

Pictured above is a recent furniture piece called Day One. Crafted from an upcycled vintage day bed from the 1950s, it also incorporates waste textile and leather, as does the throw pictured. Photo above by Magnu Anesund and styled by Tina Hellberg.

Detail of vintage 1950s day bed upcycled with waste textiles by Marie-Louise Hellgren

Day One Day Bed

Pouf made from upcycled pink airbag material by Marie-Louise Hellgren

Pink One Puff. Photo by Tobias Lindén

Vintage 1950s day bed upcycled with waste textiles and pouf made from upcycled airbag material by Marie-Louise Hellgren

Flooring made from recycled woodfibre

Herringbone flooring by Bjoorn. Photo by Harald Hynell

Vintage 1950s day bed upcycled with waste textiles by Marie-Louise Hellgren

Images via Marie-Louise Hellgren

Author: Antonia Edwards

Antonia is the founding editor of Upcyclist. Based in the UK, she is the author of two books: 'Upcyclist: Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors' (Prestel 2015) and 'Renovate Innovate: Reclaimed and Upcycled Homes' (Prestel 2017).