![Modern furniture like coffee tables and shelving units, made from oil barrels.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/modern-repurposed-oil-barrel-furniture-270222-808-01.jpg)
Dennis Schnelting and Carsten Trill of product design label Lockengeloet, have created a collection of furniture pieces made from oil barrels.
![A design studio that makes furniture from oil barrels.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/studio-workshop-270222-812-01.jpg)
Their very first oil barrel cabinet was made from a neighbor’s oil drum about 15 years ago, and now they use metal oil barrels from the Port of Hamburg in Germany.
![Modern storage cabinets made from oil barrels.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/oil-barrel-furniture-bedside-table-270222-817-01.jpg)
Their collection ranges from small open coffee tables to partially open shelving units that can acts as bedside tables, to enclosed cabinets designed as bars or to hold sound equipment.
![Small coffee tables made from oil drums.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/oil-barrel-furniture-coffee-table-270222-817-02.jpg)
A variety of colorful finishes highlight the barrel shape, while some also include wood accents like tabletops and legs.
![Small coffee tables made from oil drums.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/oil-barrel-furniture-small-side-table-270222-817-01.jpg)
The designers mention, “We want to place the ordinary in an unfamiliar context and thus create something new that surprises and that you can enjoy for a long time.”
![A modern storage cabinet made from an oil barrel.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/oil-barrel-furniture-design-270222-823-01.jpg)