Skin Collection

by Pepe Heykoop

Pepe Heykoop premiered his new furniture collection, the Skin Collection, this past June at DMY Berlin. Most recently, the series of leather waste furniture has been on view at the Rad Gallery in London.

The furniture is created in response to the excessive 25-30% of leather waste produced by the furniture industry each year. The leftover scraps of material are hand stitched in seemingly random patterns over recycled old furniture, producing a revitalized skin for objects that would otherwise become unused.

Each piece of furniture is unique and the scraps very in size, color, and texture, ensuring that no two designs are exactly alike.

Heykoop graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2008 and jumped right into the global spotlight after being selected for Li Edelkoort's wishlist auction at Pierre Bergé & Associés September '09.

Studio Pepe Heykoop Website
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Skin Collection by Pepe Heykoop

Skin Collection by Pepe Heykoop