The Reliquary
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Overview:
The Reliquary is a sculptural sideboard created entirely from deconstructed, damage returned treadmills. Designed as both storage and statement furniture, it reframes discarded components as preserved artefacts elevating waste into something with permanence and meaning. Built for high end interiors, retail environments, and gallery contexts, the piece transforms familiar mechanical parts into a refined, functional object. As part of Refactory’s material led approach, it captures the narrative of waste as something not only reusable, but culturally and aesthetically valuable.
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How it was made
Multiple treadmills were fully deconstructed, with each component sorted by material and function. The structural frame was fabricated from reshaped treadmill steel. Cabinet internals and doors were constructed from reclaimed wooden running boards. Plastic trims were reworked and formed into finishing elements. Running belts were laminated onto door fronts and the tabletop surface. Motors, rollers, and pulley systems were integrated as external design features, while wheels and pulleys were repurposed into functional castors. Handles were assembled from smaller reclaimed hardware components.
Turn waste into worth
Through skilled craft from joinery to stitching, materials are transformed into enduring, functional creations.