Hoseware Repurposed Garden Hoses

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann in Home+Decor

I have seen my share of ratty garden hoses in the trash that have been abandoned. Chase DeForest was educated as a sculpture, worked as a furniture maker, and is now an artist designer who lets her pastimes of gardening and the outdoors meld with her work. Her Sports and Recreation exhibit portrayed her Hoseware of baskets and chairs. The medium is durable, colorful, and quite an appropriate choice for both of these ventures.

Wicker can be brittle and difficult to work with, but with some carefully placed zip ties DeForest has created fun, appealing, and functional pieces using repurposed goods.

With regards to the birth of Hoseware she write: “Hoses: I garden. Raised on a farm; rooting around produce at dusk. Made first hose basket 15 years ago. Seemed like a medium with possibilities.” Winner of the emerging artist grant from the American Craft Council in 2008 Chase DeForest brings fresh ideas from all areas of her life. Although her Hosewares are available for purchase I think with some time and care this could be a fun crafts project!

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11 Responses to “ Hoseware Repurposed Garden Hoses ”

Richard Millington

22. Aug, 2008

That’s really incredible work. I’ve seen so many of these hoses lying around in the past. How much do you think they cost?

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Terri

22. Aug, 2008

What innovative ideas! That chair actually looks comfortable, too!

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lopez

22. Aug, 2008

I dont know. I do not see how this is energy efficient at all. How about sitting on a milk crate, I see plenty of those lying around. Or how about not having so much junk in your house that you need more furniture? Just saying, is all.

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Amanda

22. Aug, 2008

you can make one of those baskets with some thick clothesline or rope also… they come out really nice. =D

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Jiyuu

23. Aug, 2008

These aren’t made with scanky old RECYCLED garden hoses that were found lying around, they are made with shiny new ones. An interesting idea but is not a ‘green’ idea at all!

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Lone

23. Aug, 2008

I dont know the mechanics of this, but if you could get water running into the chair hose, say while watering your lawn or something (or even back into the system somehow), that might make a ‘cool’ chair

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