Mexican architecture firm Paola Calzada Arquitectos produces its line of robust flat-pack furniture using recycled plastic bottles and wood-fibre material valchromat.
Made in Mexico under the brand name Luken, the line of furniture includes a series of side tables as well as chairs and tables for children that can be assembled without nails or glue.

The pieces are made from either 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles melted down into boards or 12-millimetre-thick panels of valchromat – a through-coloured MDF material made from wood harvested from sustainably certified forests in Portugal.
The panels of plastic board or valchromat simply slot together to form the pieces. The furniture made from valchromat is designed for use inside only, while the recycled plastic furniture is resistant to sunlight, water and heavy use and therefore robust enough to be used both inside and out.
"No chemicals are added in the manufacturing process of our materials," said the brand. "After cutting the boards, the result is flat pieces that are simply assembled in the client's house. No nails or glue are required."
"Products can be sent to all parts of the world and flight services are not expensive due to the flat package," they added.

Concerned about plastic pollution and its effect on the environment, the Mexico City firm's founder architect Paola Calzada Prats, started producing the furniture in order to help reduce plastic in the ocea...