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interior design at Spoot: Spotted Early is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “Denim plates and paper chairs: five ways scrap gets weirdly good”, “Citroën's 2CV returns as a tiny electric roll-top concept”, and “That lamp from 1969 is back and yes it still works”. A paper chair that holds 300 pounds. The 2CV is back, and it's brought a roll-top roof and a battery. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every interior design story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.
Denim plates and paper chairs: five ways scrap gets weirdly good
A paper chair that holds 300 pounds. Denim plates fired in a kiln. A lamp shade grown from mycelium. This is not a fever dream from a design school final show, it's a real, growing movement where waste stops being a dead end and starts being the whole point. Architects, artists, and product designers are looking at scrap material and asking, "What if we just… didn't throw that away?" The answers are weird, specific, and genuinely good. No hype here, just a clever hinge, a bizarre material choice, and the quiet thrill of watching someone solve a problem nobody else thought to touch. If you liked how those retro sneakers borrowed hiking tech to become better city commuters, you'll love what happens when designers borrow from the dumpster.
Citroën's 2CV returns as a tiny electric roll-top concept
The 2CV is back, and it's brought a roll-top roof and a battery. Citroën unveiled this tiny electric concept at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, measuring just 3.76 metres, shorter than a modern parking space and probably easier to parallel park. It reinterprets the 1948 original, which means it keeps the iconic silhouette but swaps the corrugated metal for a fabric roof that rolls up when the weather behaves. That's the detail that makes me grin. Who is it for? Someone who wants the charm without the petrol smell, and who doesn't mind waiting to see if it ever leaves the show floor. If you like clever space-shifting, also check out Fiat's Multiplay concept, which swaps its back seat for a flatbed.
That lamp from 1969 is back and yes it still works
A lamp from 1969 is back, and it still works. That's the kind of detail that makes me stop scrolling. Most statement lighting presents a familiar dilemma: a lamp can give a room personality, but the more attention it demands, the harder it can be to live with. This one sidesteps that entirely. It was designed decades ago, and someone decided it deserved another shot. I love that. No reinvention, no "smart" nonsense, just a working lamp that already knew what it was doing before most of us were born. The question isn't whether it looks good. It's whether we're ready for a design that doesn't need a hype video to prove itself.