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Tennis Ball Furniture

Furniture to Ace Your Living Space

— August 22, 2008 — Art & Design
This range of furniture, from creative Dutch designer Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen, uses the traditional yellow tennis ball as the basis for its creative designs. The result certainly is far from a lot of balls - it's amazing what you can just do with steel and tennis balls.

I love the piece of unique public seating on display at Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - it is really striking and just seems to invite you to sit down and play with it. Visitors are reporting that it is really comfortable too.

Bringing the concept into your home is the Tennis Ball Chair, similarly constructed with just steel and tennis balls. In this instance, 25 tennis balls to be precise, which are not glued in place but held on by larger holes in the top and smaller holes in the bottom sheets of plywood so the balls don't push through when you sit on it.

There is also the tennis ball stool. Again, it is simply constructed from a steel frame, legs and 117 tennis balls as support.

Make sure you check out the related trends for more awesome chairs - my favourite remains the plush toy one :-)
Trend Themes
1. Sports Equipment Furniture - There is a growing trend of using sports equipment as a basis for creative furniture designs, offering opportunities for companies to explore unique product lines.
2. Sustainable Design - Using recycled or repurposed materials like tennis balls in furniture design is a trend that is gaining popularity, creating opportunities for sustainable innovation.
3. Interactive Seating - Designers are creating furniture pieces that encourage user interaction and engagement, providing opportunities for companies to explore new products that enhance user experience.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - The furniture industry can incorporate the trend of using sports equipment like tennis balls in unique and inventive designs.
2. Sports - The sports industry can consider expanding into the furniture market by creating product lines that incorporate their sports equipment, such as designing furniture pieces out of used sports equipment.
3. Sustainability - Companies focused on sustainability and eco-friendly products can capitalize on the use of repurposed or recycled materials in furniture design, offering a unique selling point to environmentally conscious consumers.
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