Dutch startup Plasticiet aims to create "something of value" from recycled plastic for use in interior and furniture design.
Based in Rotterdam, the startup was founded by designers Marten van Middelkoop and Joost Dingemans.
Using recycled plastic collected and processed in collaboration with recycling companies across the Netherlands, Plasticiet produces sheet-plastic materials that are similar in appearance to manmade stone composites like terrazzo.
Plasticiet produces sheet-plastic materials that are similar in appearance to manmade stone composites like terrazzo"We want to create something of value that is made to last and is produced from a local waste source," said the duo. "That's where the idea popped up to produce sheets that can be utilised as a building material for all kinds of applications." The sheets are made up of different-sized pieces of coloured plastic to produce a variety of effects, and can currently be produced in sheets up to 80 centimetres by 80 centimetres, although the designers are working on creating bigger sizes.
The designs are "inspired by the rough features and patterns of marble and granite""Inspired by the rough features and patterns of marble and granite we create something that is beautiful and durable that represents the way we should perceive plastics: as the incredible and precious material it actually is," the designers told Dezeen.
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