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COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION
BY LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS
& KOKROBITEY INSTITUTE

February 07, 2018

EXPLORING THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS IN DESIGN & ART THROUGH FURNITURE & CLOTHING

likemindedobjects designs & produces furniture, interiors, accessories & event decor with a unique, visually rich & ethical approach to combining our materials & methods. 
With likemindedprojects lmo enjoys commitment to social engagement through organizing collaborative events, community markets, hosting workshops, & curating exhibitions.


The Kokrobitey Institute is a unique environment for learning and creative exploration with the mission to support Ghana's development by facilitating projects & program that demonstrate the intersections between Art, Culture, Design, Health, & Sustainable Development through Literacy.

These two institutions partnered up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing. 

likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Past Exhibitions
UNTITLED EXHIBITION | THE HIP LIFE - HANSON AKATTII

UNTITLED EXHIBITION | THE HIP LIFE - HANSON AKATTII

likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Video Player

[ EXHIBITION ] LAUNCH

February 07, 2018
The Container
LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS x KOKROBITEY INSTITUTE, 
THE COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing. 

likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Headliner
[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

[ KOKROBITEY ] INSTITUTE & LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS COLLABORATIVE LOUNGE INSTALLATION

LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS & Kokrobitey Institute partner up to create The Collaborative Lounge Installation; a re-imagining of recycled materials like Denim, Glass Bottles, Laundry Machines, Car Parts, etc as unique pieces of contemporary furniture & clothing.

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likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Photo Gallery

​[ ELISE ] MCMAHON

Furniture Design

Elise McMahon is an artist, designer, and teacher based in New York and Kokrobite.  Having graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA from the Furniture Department, she has spent the last 10 years teaching furniture skills & resourceful design courses in various schools and studios, including Bard College at Simon's Rock, The Textile Arts Center, 3rd Ward Studios, and more. 

the artist
likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Headliner
elise mcmahon
likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Meet the Artists

[ RENEE ]  C NEBLETT

Education

Born in Boston, Massachusetts 30 August 1947, has lived in Ghana for the past twenty two years. She is the founding director of the Kokrobitey Institute, a private, research and development facility that began its work in 1992, with the goal of expanding the perimeters of American education to include study in Africa.

the artist
likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Headliner
renee c neblett
likemindedobjects & Kokrobitey Institute: Meet the Artists
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