When I was on Martha's Vineyard back in January for Chili Fest, I stopped by Mocha Motts, my favorite coffee shop on the planet, and ran into this too-superlative-for-words couch sitting by the cream and sugar. The Fridge Couch 325e (above), brainchild of Cape Cod-based independent recycling-design furniture maker Adrian Johnson, is made from a "worn-out refrigerator" and the salvaged backseat of a BMW 325i — a uniquely "repurposed" item in the Steve Dodds tradition that we wish we could afford right now.
The only thing better? The appropriately styled Fridge Couch 735i (below), which I can't wait to test drive on my next trip to the Island for Illumination Night in August. If you love the Fridge Couch as much as we do, you can commission a one-of-a-kind piece of your own, or "schedule a 'Fridge Couch Drop' for your retail atmosphere" to put these unique pieces on display, as Adrian is currently doing at Mocha Motts coffee shop and the Sidecar Cafe & Bar in Oak Bluffs.
Check out more of Adrian's work by becoming a fan of Fridge Couch on Facebook, or by bookmarking Adrian's upcoming website, FridgeCouch.com.
Photo credits: Top, Melissa Massello; Bottom, Adrian Johnson/FridgeCouch
I love the couch! Very creative.
Posted by: Sarah Trachtenberg | July 13, 2009 at 08:22 PM