# Wheelbarrow Chairs Transsakrales by Florian Borkenhagen at the Gabrielle Ammann Gallery By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-01-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/florian-borkenhagen References: [artnet](http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Exhibitions.asp?gid=424685613&cid=178756) & [ammann-gallery](http://www.ammann-gallery.com/current.html) Even though Borkenhagen is a great word simply for sounding like a euphemism for something other than furniture, artist Florian Borkenhagen has made a name for himself with his [mobile furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immaterial-0001). Among his pieces at the Gabrielle Ammann gallery are a number of wheelbarrow chairs. Florian Borkenhagen's wheelbarrow chairs are made by combining [found pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ruffini) into interesting works of furniture art. For more from Borkenhagen, check out the links below. **Implications** - This design gains its appeal through the hybrid creation of two separate commodities. Companies can benefit from this by taking a variety of products and considering how they can be fused to create a unique commodity. This will also save production costs for many businesses. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Mobile Furniture:** Opportunity for companies to explore the fusion of different furniture designs to create unique and innovative mobile furniture pieces. - **Hybrid Creations:** Potential for businesses to combine separate commodities or products to develop new and appealing designs that offer a fresh perspective to customers. - **Cost-effective Production:** Opportunity for companies to save on production costs by repurposing and reimagining existing materials or products to create new, eye-catching furniture artworks. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Design:** The furniture design industry can explore the potential of creating mobile and hybrid furniture pieces that present a unique and appealing aesthetic to customers. - **Art and Sculpture:** Artists and sculptors can draw inspiration from Florian Borkenhagen's wheelbarrow chairs to experiment with combining found objects and materials to create captivating and innovative artworks. - **Manufacturing:** Manufacturers have the opportunity to repurpose existing materials and products, exploring new ways of production that offer cost-effective solutions for creating furniture pieces with artistic value. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair.md) - [Quirky Postmodern Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ebba-armchair.md) - [Abandoned Bikes-Turned Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/objects-from-frames.md) - [Sprouting Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-chair-on-grass.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md) - [Bold Community-Reflected Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-flap-chair.md) - [Dynamic Structural Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldont-chair.md) - [Bended Tubular Chair-Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wire-chair-concept.md) - [Recycled Scissor-Like Folding Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fauld-chair.md)