Do double duty in the garden: Put this wheelbarrow to work with the heavy lifting, use as a garden seat, or both. As New Zealand designer Matt Moriarty notes, “Why redesign or reinvent when something that already exists does the job?” His wheelbarrow chair, Baro, is made from phosphate-bathed and powder coated steel buckets, galvanized tube, water-resistant foam, a pressed steel bearing wheel with stainless steel fasteners.

It’s got a removable 100% eco wool cover, and the optional cushion is hand-tailored from the upholstery fabric scraps by garment designer Susie Lowndes.

The Baro Chair