Repurposed Macs, from Class to Crass
It is a shame that the Power Mac G5, and the first-generation Mac Pro, are these beautiful hunks of aluminum that have no present-day use. While the conscientious may deliver them to recycling facilities, wouldn’t it be cool if the shells could be usefully repurposed? Germany-based designer Klaus Geiger thought so, and machined a solid piece of walnut to perfectly match the radii in the G5 tower’s handles.
Though Geiger’s one-off bench was created for a freecycling event in Freiburg, he subsequently became intrigued by the idea of upcycling G5 shells, stating “they are simply too good to be disposed of.” He produced at least a couple of other pieces, like the one seen up top and this rolling set of drawers…
…then cranked out some renderings to show what a full line might look like:
