Design studio Space Available teamed up with techno DJ Peggy Gou to create a chair made from plastic trash. The team collected the materials used to manufacture the chair from streets and waterways in Indonesia to find sustainable alternatives for discarded plastic.
Each chair boasts 20 kilograms of recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) packaging. Space Available's chair design boasts an under-seat compartment in a nod to Gou's personal vinyl collection. A hypnotic spiral pattern is hand-designed and made from melter plastic that covers the chair's surface. Founder of Space Available, Daniel Mithcell, explains that while plastic recycling is an important step towards sustainability, "banning single-use plastic is the only way" to make an environmental difference truly.
DJ-Backed Eco-Friendly Chairs
Space Available and Peggy Gou Created a Chair Made From Street Trash
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Furniture - The trend of creating eco-friendly furniture from recycled materials is disrupting the furniture industry by offering consumers a sustainable option to traditional furniture production.
2. Sustainable Design Collaboration - The trend of collaborating sustainable design with high-profile individuals from various industries is disrupting how companies approach sustainable design efforts.
3. Sustainable Manufacturing - The trend of using recycled materials and sustainable manufacturing practices in furniture production is disrupting the manufacturing industry and reducing companies' carbon footprint.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - The furniture industry can innovate by incorporating sustainable design practices and manufacturing using recycled materials, thereby reducing its carbon footprint.
2. Music - The music industry can collaborate with sustainable design companies to create environmentally conscious products, such as audio equipment made from recycled materials.
3. Waste Management - The waste management industry can collaborate with sustainable design companies to repurpose waste and create unique products that can be resold, reducing the amount of waste in landfills.