Table made out of layers of used clothing, arranged in a gradient from maroon red, orange, yellow, sky blue, to navy blue. Clothing transformation into a functional soft abstract sculpture with sustainability in mind as core value to push against mindless consumer culture and waste. The table is a column shape. Made by Derick Melander.

Art Furniture: Tandem Repeat, 2023

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Table made out of layers of used clothing, arranged in a gradient from maroon red, orange, yellow, sky blue, to navy blue. Clothing transformation into a functional soft abstract sculpture with sustainability in mind as core value to push against mindless consumer culture and waste. The table is a column shape. Made by Derick Melander.
Tandem Repeat (medium unit)
Detail photo of textile art table which is made out of recycled/upcycled used clothing. The detail is a zoom of some of the layers of clothing, including yellow and sky blue. It is highly textured and depicts all sorts of patterns and types of clothes. Some strings and uneven pieces hang out.
Tandem Repeat (medium unit, detail)

This is one of three clothing sculptures. Together, they form the base of an enormous glass toped table. The color scheme was inspired by California’s legendary sunsets, but through the lens of memory, fantasy and photo manipulation. It bears a relationship to a piece from 2016 called Night Sky. 

Tandem Repeat, 2023. Art Furniture made from white pine and second-hand clothing.

They now reside at Circular Library, a new clothing store in Los Angeles grappling with sustainability. Learn more about that here in my blog

Table made out of layers of used clothing, arranged in a gradient from maroon red, orange, yellow, sky blue, to navy blue. Clothing transformation into a functional soft abstract sculpture with sustainability in mind as core value to push against mindless consumer culture and waste. The table is a column shape. Made by Derick Melander.

Dimensions
Large: 48” x 26″ x 26″ (H x W x D). Base is 47 lbs.

Medium: 48” x 22” x 22″ (H x W x D). Base is 36 lbs.

Small: 48” x 20” x 20″ (H x W x D). Base is 27 lbs.

Materials: White pine, hardware and second-hand clothing.

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