The Couch company takes “vintage” vinyl and cloth seat covers, trunk liners and seatbelt webbing (no leather as the company owners are vegans) and turns them into consumer products, including guitar and camera straps, belts, bags and wallets. The wide assortment of guitar straps is derived from retired Mustangs, Volkswagens, Cadillacs and Mercedes-Benz cars, for example, and are priced from $45-$65 Camera straps range from $22-$36, while wallets sell for $22-$40. Couch makes other cool stuff, which can be viewed/purchased at www.couchguitarstraps.com.

Guitar straps from old cars

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