Dezeen promotion: sustainable designs from Rossana Orlandi's Ro Plastic Prize competition will be exhibited at Istituto Marangoni London as part of this year's London Design Festival.
The works of winning designer Alexander Schul and other emerging creatives will be displayed at the exhibition, alongside pieces by renowned Italian architect Piero Lissoni and contemporary designer James Shaw.
The Guiltless Plastic exhibition will be held from 19 to 22 September at Istituto Marangoni London, located in the heart of Shoreditch.
Schul won the design category of the Ro Plastic Prize with his Substantial furniture collection
The Ro Plastic Prize competition was launched as part of gallerist and design curator Orlandi's Guiltless Plastic initiative, which aims to change the perception of plastic and ensure the material is used responsibly. Held earlier this year at Milan design week, the second edition of this competition again challenged designers to develop new ways of recycling and reusing plastic.
Schul created each piece using sheets of recycled high-impact polystyrene
Schul won the design category of the contest with his Substantial furniture collection, comprising a chair, a lamp and a side table all made entirely from recycled plastic.
The German designer created each piece using sheets of high-impact polystyrene. The designs are intended to be universal, practical and easily manufacturable on a large scale, using efficient production methods.
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