Adaptive Reuse

for businesses

Christoph Studio works with architects, interior designers, and businesses to transform outdated, surplus, or unwanted wooden interiors into stylish, contemporary furniture.

Tell your circular story with reuse

A black and white photograph of a wooden platform bed with a mattress on top, positioned at the corner of a room with plain walls and carpeted floor.

Reimaging your old

into brand new.

Projects

Inside a modern cafeteria with a counter for ordering food and a seating area with four wooden chairs, featuring a sign that reads "The Deli".

“An amazing transformation from our old student beds to new stools for the campus.”

- Peter Thompson, Oxford Brookes, Head of Space Planning

Close-up of three wooden tables of different colors and sizes, with the middle one slightly overlapping the others, against a light background. The middle table has small black text that reads, 'Made from reused office desks.'

Office Furniture: From Old Desks to New Breakout Spaces

A display of small wooden stools arranged on green-topped beige cubes in a pattern.

Sitting, Walking, Yoga: Floorboards, Reimagined

Three wooden awards with green bottoms, engraved with 'Sustainable Design Awards UK 2025' and 'WINNER', placed on a white surface against a white background.

Sustainable Design Collective Awards 2025

A wooden chair with armrests and a backrest against a white brick wall.

Gather+Gather: Stacking Chairs for UCL East cafe (soon)

Material

From floorboards to office desks, almost any wooden interior element can be reshaped and reused to create something new, unique, and full of character.

Make

From one-offs to small batch runs, my Oxford workshop is fully equipped for precise joinery, accurate cutting, and made-to-measure craftsmanship at various scales.

Design

Whether you have a clear idea or a blank canvas, I develop inspiring reuse concepts, turning existing materials into thoughtful prototypes and pieces with a second life..

Share

Reuse tells a story. Sharing it adds value, sparks curiosity, and inspires others to see potential in the overlooked.

Removal

Partnering with local removal companies helps me provide a smoother, all-in-one solution for office clearances.

Count

Reuse reduces environmental impact and contributes to sustainability targets recognised by BREEAM, LEED, and other leading certification schemes.

  • Christoph Studio highlighted the 'art of the possible' in reusing waste materials to create our trophies. Working collaboratively with SDC co-founder, Harsha Kotak, Christoph demonstrated his creativity and attention to detail. The end result was a standout example of the opportunities for supposedly waste materials. Working to a tight deadline, Christoph embraced the project with enthusiasm and professionalism.’

    Joanna Knight, Co-Founder: Sustainable Design Collective 

  • Christoph's intelligence and thoughtfulness is clearly reflected in both his design work and his approach to collaborations. We were consistently impressed by his meticulous attention to detail and the high level of craftsmanship he brought to every aspect of the project.

    Katrien V., Marketing Manager, Solid Floor

  • "Working with Christoph on the seating for the new Gather + Gather café at UCL East was fantastic. We gave him our specifications, and he executed them brilliantly. The final chairs are stackable, exactly what we needed, and really comfortable. Customers have noticed the ‘used’ look too, so we even added a description to highlight the story behind them. It’s been a great project."

    Gemma S., Project Manager, Gather+Gather

  • “I picked up my second piece of Christoph Studio furniture this week. Last year I bought a chair; this year, a three legged stool - both are beautifully crafted and sturdily constructed from unwanted wooden bed frames from a college dormitory. Christoph’s furniture has a reassuring functionality and form fashioned from cleverly reimagined and repurposed unwanted materials. It’s a delight to own and use something that embodies such innovative thought, maximises existing material use, is built with skill and care,and retains a connection with the crafter in an individually numbered makers stamp. It is all so very clever”

    A.H.

Reuse is one step away…

Get in touch to discuss ideas that include reusing materials instead of sending them to landfill.

CLIVE Stool CLIVE Stool CLIVE Stool
CLIVE Stool
£249.00

Sleek and modern design hidden underneath the bed.

material by Oxford Brookes University

Designed around the curved laminated wooden components that were once bed legs, this stackable stool makes the most out of the wonderful beech laminate.

Strong, stackable and giving fantastic timber a second life.

Each stool finished in hard wax oil available in satin or clear.

Hight: 450mm

Width: 390mm

Depth: 390mm

Estimated Carbon Footprint: -3.2kg CO2

This means there is more CO2 locked in the piece than there is released during the process of transporting, machining and making it. 

CLIVE Three Legged Stool CLIVE Three Legged Stool
CLIVE Three Legged Stool
£225.00

Three-legged with a smaller footprint.

material by OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Once bed legs, now turned into a chic stool. Just like its four-legged counterpart, this version of the CLIVE stool makes the most out of the curved Beech laminate.  

Stackable, sturdy yet lightweight the CLIVE is a practical all-rounder made from re-used resources.  

Each stool finished in hard wax oil available in satin or clear.  

Hight: 450mm

Width (Seat): 350mm (270mm)

Depth (Seat): 350mm (270mm)

Estimated Carbon Footprint: -2.4kg CO2e

This means there is more CO2 locked in the piece than there is released during the process of transporting, machining and making it.

Shows

FUTUREBUILD, London ExCel, 2025 (ACAN, Architects Climate Action Network)

CRAFTWORKS, Shoreditch Town Hall, 2024

International Upcycling Festival, LCB Depot Leicester, 2024

FUTUREBUILD, London ExCel, 2024 (Natural Building Materials Stand)

‘Re-Create’, Shoreditch Design Triangle, 2023

ARTEFACT, Chelsea Design Centre, 2023 

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, The Victoria Baths, 2022 

Green Grads Exhibition, Coal Drop’s Yard Samsung KX, 2022 

Young Furniture Makers Exhibition, The Furniture Makers Hall, 2022  

Press & Mentions

Sustainable Design Magazine, 2024

Yanko Design, 2023 

Westen Homes, 2023 

Enki Design Magazine, 2022

Designerati, 2022

Gallery

Three people having a conversation in a room with a window and a poster on the wall.
Three people standing in an indoor office or workspace, holding wooden chairs, smiling at the camera.
A large group of people attending an indoor presentation or conference. They are sitting and standing, listening attentively to a speaker who is partially visible on the right side of the image. The audience is diverse in age and gender, seated on chairs and benches, with some taking notes or holding cups. The setting appears to be a convention or exhibition space with displays and booths in the background.
Interior of a modern furniture store with wooden shelves, plants, and various chairs and tables on display.
Two men are talking in an art gallery, with a video projection of a workshop or construction site behind them. The gallery displays fashion and art pieces on the walls, including clothing and photographs.
People sitting and standing on stage during an event, with large green text projected on a screen behind them.
People seated on wooden chairs, with some taking notes on notepads.
Group photo of diverse participants at the International Upcycling Festival 2024, held on April 11-12 at De Montfort University and LCB Depot, with presentation screen in background displaying event details.
Two men at a presentation, one looking at a large screen showing a digital design of a bedroom, the other speaking into a microphone, in a room decorated with colorful flags and banners.
Two men are in conversation inside a modern building. One man, wearing a cap and casual clothes, appears to be listening, while the other man, with curly hair and a light shirt, is explaining something. There are a third person in the background.
A magazine page featuring four young individuals, two women and two men, engaged in creative activities. The page includes text about their work and the London Design Festival, with a large photo of a colorful, textured artistic piece on a pedestal.