7 Pieces of Furniture—Made from Pencils
Mignon Fogarty
The Pencil Bench
Made with real pencils. You can take each one out and use it, but would you want to?
Pencil Table, Chair, and Suitcase
German artist Kerstin Schulz designed this set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Faber Castelle. (Click through on the link below to see a picture of the oldest surviving pencil.)
Pencil Lamp
Designer Tom Rossau has created table lamps, floor lamps, and pendant lamps (shown here) out of pencils. If you don’t like traditional yellow, he has six other colors.
via Tom Rossau
Pencil Lamp
The Scribble Pendant Lamp by Jennifer Huang is made from Ticonderoga Envirostil pencils and was a finalist in the Philips Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition in 2011..
Pencil Table
Japanese artist Motohiro Tomii created this work: Table of Pencils
via InEdit Magazine
Pencil Table
This table is from a collection of tables by Tweelink that are all made from small colored pencils.
via Tweelink
Pencil Bookcase
Interior designer Johannes Albert created this bookcase out of pencils stuck into perforated board for the Mittledeutscher Velrag publishing company. In newer versions, he has changed the design by using different colored pencils and moving them to different positions in the board.
via Albert Concepts Interior Architecture
About the Author
Mignon Fogarty is the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips and the author of seven books on language, including the New York Times bestseller “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.” She is an inductee in the Podcasting Hall of Fame, and the show is a five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. She has appeared as a guest expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show. Her popular LinkedIn Learning courses help people write better to communicate better.