Sail Season: 11 Summer Essentials Made from Recycled Sails
Suddenly everywhere: products made from recycled sails. Here are 11 current favorites.
Above: Among Dvelas’s many offerings made from recycled sail canvas is this chic beach lounger made from a strip of repurposed sail cloth. (It rolls up super efficiently for carrying, too.) The Devlas Fortuna Folding Sunbed is $498 from Couture Outdoor.
Above: Also availavle from Devlas: a wide variety of one-of-a-kind poufs for lounging, each made from a recovered sail. Shown is the Cheslon UE.202, $674, with sails from the boat Nilaya out of the port of Palma de Mallorca.
Above: The B7 Sail Cloth Lamp with White Leather Cording is 2,900 DKK (about $441) from Birgit Øestergaard.
Above: The Butterfly Chair made from sailcloth is from Airborne in France, via Vent de Voyage; €594.
Above: From Re-Sail, Rhode Island-based purveyors of housewares made from upcycled sail cloth, comes the All-Sail Doorstop, $40.
Above: The Recycled Sailcloth Large Holdall is $57.94 from Etsy seller the Old Salt Loft. We also like the vintage sailcloth bags from Sea Bags in Maine.
Above: Diamonds & Rust carries a rotating array of bags and totes made from salvaged vintage canvas and other nautical finds.
Above: We love the onetime laundry baskets made from sails and rope from Trimm Copenhagen; sadly they’re no longer in production, but here’s hoping they make a comeback. Meanwhile, this Upcycled Sailcloth Laundry Hamper from Etsy seller Bientot Dimanche is great, too; from $133.73.
Above: In Setting Sail: Susan Hoff’s Live/Work Space in San Francisco, couch cushions are made from upcycled sails.
Above: A sail, secured with thin rope, serves as a curtain.
Above: At Westward, a waterfront restaurant in Seattle, custom light fixtures have shades made from reclaimed sails.
N.B. This post originally ran on June 27, 2014 and has been updated with new products, images, and pricing.
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