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All articles filed in bungee cords

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found: chic, little black dress of bungee cords

Over the years, we’ve relied on bungee cords for all sorts of uses, from strapping things onto a dolly or bicycle to lashing our patio umbrella to the terrace rails during a high wind (below). Having never loved the look of the old-fashioned rubber bungees  that eventually unravels and loses its elasticity (EXCEPT on Rene Herbst’s…

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bungee cord chairs + furniture (rene herbst)

Recently we’ve been noodling around with the idea of with making a Murphy Bed with a lift-system of bungee cords. We haven’t heard of such a thing, but having seen the realm of industrial bungees available, thought it might be possible. Then, with the simultaneity we’ve come to expect when we have an idea, we…

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