Architecture studio Snøhetta is working towards a more circular economy with its latest chair design, which is made from recycled plastic and steel taken from Norwegian fish farming industries.
Snøhetta's S-1500 chair, which features a body made entirely from waste plastic and a subframe made from repurposed steel, was unveiled at Stockholm Design Week.
Created in collaboration with furniture manufacturer Nordic Comfort Products (NCP), the chair is made using materials recycled from local ?sh farming companies in northern Norway that produce large amounts of waste, including Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett and Nova Sea.

These firms supply NCP with discarded ?sh nets, ropes and pipes left over from their operations, which are processed and ground into a granulate substance that can then be injected into a mould. "Instead of sourcing virgin plastic from the other side of the world, the ability to get high quality, recycled plastic from the neighbouring businesses created a win-win situation for all," Snøhetta architect Stian Alessandro Ekkernes Rossi told Dezeen.
"Sometimes smart solutions are more accessible than one thinks, when you start asking the right questions."

Despite being made from recycled plastic, the streaked appearance of the chair's matte, dark green surface grants it a likeness to marble.
In addition to allowing the designers to play around with different surface patterns and textures, the technique of injection moulding also eliminates the ...