coolhunting.com - 10/3/2008
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Using hoods from vintage American cars, Joel Hester handcrafts coffee tables in his Dallas, TX studio. Taking advantage of the bright colors of yesteryear and the patterns created by oxidization, the one-of-a-kind steel pieces add industrial chic to living rooms. Tables start at $850 and Hester ...
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freshome.com - 9/30/2008
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freshome.com —
Who would have thought that something as junky
as an old rusty car hood could be transformed...
into a sleek and desirable coffee table? Well, Joel Hester did. He is definitely a modern steel furniture master with an environmentally conscious approach ...
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Recycled Car Hood Tables by Joel Hester
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Car hoods make good coffee tables
MAKE Magazine —
From the Cool Hunting blog:
Using hoods from vintage American cars, Joel Hester handcrafts coffee tables in his Dallas, TX studio. Taking advantage of the bright colors of yesteryear and the patterns created by oxidization, the one-of-a-kind steel pieces add industrial chic to living rooms.
While I'm sure his work is worth the $850 price tag, if you have an old junker in the backyard you may as well make your own.
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Car Hood Coffee Tables Brings the Garage Into the Living Room [Furniture]
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... coffee tables. They're all made out of the hoods of vintage American cars, making every table one of a kind and each one coming with what I can only assume is a light scent of gasoline. Not only are they beautiful, but they're also environmentally friendly: each table represents a hood that's not in a landfill and a tree that didn't have to turn into a table. They start at $850 and he also makes bed frames, desks and other furniture out of hoods. [Joel Hester via CoolHunting]
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