Dezeen Showroom: this special-edition HÃ…G Capisco Puls from furniture makers Flokk is a chair made from recycled plastic sourced from discarded bits of snowploughs.
Originally designed in 1984 by Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik, the HÃ…G Capisco Puls is designed to hold the occupant in the upright and mobile posture of a horseback rider.
Snowplough markers have been turned into the HÃ…G Capisco Puls
Flokk has released a limited-edition run of 200 of the chairs made from recycled plastic gathered from snowplough markers ? the brightly coloured plastic poles used to signal to the driver where the edge of the machine's blade is positioned.
A collaboration with Nordic research institute SINTEF led to an experiment to turn the discarded plastic objects into chairs. Its shape is designed to emulate a horseback rider's seat
"We are living through a global trash crisis driven by mass consumption," said Flokk vice president of sustainability Atle Thiis-Messel.
"As one of Europe's leading furniture manufacturers, our team of environmental experts and designers must be inspired to use waste around them as a resource to create beautiful long-lasting products."
The chair sits on an aluminium base
The limited-edition HÃ…G Capisco Puls comes in a deep auburn colour produced by the mixed recycled plastic.
Two versions are available: one with a white aluminium base and seat cushion fabric Bardal 620 by GU; one with a black base upholstered in Rondo 61205 by Gabriel....