Rubber Furniture

ECAL

Materials :
Steel and rubber
Dimensions :
Standard
Photo :
ECAL
Date :
2012
Info

This project is the result of a research led at the ECAL design school, about recycling in design industry. This collection is made out of tire chips, which makes it ethically and aesthetically interesting. This way, the tire is fully recycled and possess all the required qualities for outdoor furniture: it doesn’t age nor rot, and it is also very flexible. This characteristic has been very influential on the shape of the designs, the bench and chair can actually be taken apart easily from the structure while the stool offers a saddle kind of seating. This collection has been exhibited during the Salone del Mobile in Milano, Saint-Étienne Design Biennal, and at the MUDAM.

Rubber Furniture

ECAL

Materials :
Steel and rubber
Dimensions :
Standard
Photo :
ECAL
Date :
2012
info

This project is the result of a research led at the ECAL design school, about recycling in design industry. This collection is made out of tire chips, which makes it ethically and aesthetically interesting. This way, the tire is fully recycled and possess all the required qualities for outdoor furniture: it doesn’t age nor rot, and it is also very flexible. This characteristic has been very influential on the shape of the designs, the bench and chair can actually be taken apart easily from the structure while the stool offers a saddle kind of seating. This collection has been exhibited during the Salone del Mobile in Milano, Saint-Étienne Design Biennal, and at the MUDAM.

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