# Cross-Dressing Furniture The Martino Gamper '100 Chairs in 100 Days' is Ultra-Bizarre By Zoe Badley | Published 2010-05-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/martino-gamper References: [trendland.net](http://trendland.net/2010/05/13/100-chairs-in-100-days/) & [gampermartino](http://www.gampermartino.com/) With the fear of global warming looming, everyone has become extremely wary about [recycling and their garbage habits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ruffini), which is exactly why these Martino Gamper furniture designs are so darn ingenious. Martino Gamper has spent two years collecting [discarded furniture from the streets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/j395-chair-series) of London, family and friends. He then spent 100 days to create [100 newly-designed chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ff-chair-collection). The structure of each Martino Gamper chair is completely bizarre and out of whack but hey, at least they make a statement. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - 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 ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sustainable Furniture:** Martino Gamper's use of discarded furniture for new designs highlights the trend towards sustainable furniture-making. - **Upcycling:** Gamper's method of collecting discarded furniture and repurposing them is part of the upcycling trend in furniture design. - **Bespoke Chairs:** Gamper's 100 unique chair designs showcase the trend of bespoke, one-of-a-kind furniture. ### Where This Applies - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can take inspiration from Gamper's incorporation of sustainable and upcycled furniture in their own designs. - **Eco-friendly Furniture Manufacturing:** Gamper's use of discarded furniture in his designs presents an opportunity for eco-friendly furniture manufacturing companies to explore new methods of production and design. - **Art and Design:** Gamper's 100 unique chair designs highlight the growing trend in the art and design world towards bespoke, one-of-a-kind creations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair.md) - [Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/box-exhibition.md) - [Chic Recycled Waste Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xox-chair.md) - [Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crafting-plastic.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md) - [Cardboard Box Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karton-furniture-collection.md) - [Upcycled Waste Material Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-furniture-design.md) - [Abandoned Bikes-Turned Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/objects-from-frames.md)