A Loch Ness Monster-shaped chair, music cassette table and stools made from melted bottle tops are among an array of funky furniture that will give QUT's laneways a boost of personality this week.
Design lecturer Michael Molloy said the one-off pieces, which will be displayed in a one-day-only walking exhibition, were set to redefine the way we look at dingy city laneways as well materials destined for the rubbish heap.
"We wanted our students to give recycled materials a second life, while also designing functional, unique, outdoor furniture that would help bring people together and enliven city spaces," he said.
"We want to help make laneways a place where people could meet rather than just thoroughfares to get them from point A to point B."
Third-year design student Kiel Gailer, whose group worked on a set of three rubber stools named Erotica, said half the challenge was letting the materials shape themselves into functional furniture pieces.
"Though I work in leather and rubber repair, making furniture was a completely new challenge," he said.
"There's something extraordinary about being able to create interactive pieces that really bring these spaces to life."
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