Freaky Furniture of the Day: Human Hair Chairs

Human hair is sort of a wonder material when it comes to sustainability. You can wad it into mouse holes for a chemical-free pest deterrent, spread it over the ocean to help clean up oil spills, use it to give structural stability to compost. And thanks to the hard work of Swedish designer Ola Giertz, the stuff that sprouts from your head now can be a place to rest your butt.

For his "Bare Hair Project," Giertz has created a pair of translucent, hair-filled stools for his local salon, Studio Västra Sandgatan, whose owners cut both bangs and rugs if their website is to be believed. The designer, who lives in the city of Helsingborg on the southern dangle of Sweden, was inspired to create his "poufs" after noting that his country's populace grows an estimated 1,000-plus miles of hair each year, the bulk of which gets destroyed. (What kind of hair, he doesn't say.)