Design studio Space Available and techno DJ Peggy Gou have joined forces to create a chair made of plastic trash collected from Indonesian streets and waterways.
Each chair is made from 20 kilograms of recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) packaging that was discarded in the country, which is the world's second-largest contributor to ocean plastic behind China.
Only 10 per cent of the 6.8 million tonnes of plastic waste generated here every year is ultimately recycled.
The chair (above) was designed by Space Available and Peggy Gou (top image)
"The trash is just everywhere, in the streets and rivers ? it's heartbreaking," said Potato Head creative director Daniel Mitchell, who founded Space Available in the midst of last year's coronavirus lockdown. "It's not the fault of the people, there's just very little structural support, waste collection or education. Households are left to dispose of their own waste and most ends up in rivers or being burned."
Two back fins were added for stability
Mitchell, who is based on the Indonesian island of Bali, partnered with Gou to bring awareness to this mounting issue via the medium of design.
"The aim was to create an everyday object that can start conversations and instigate awareness and change," Mitchell explained.
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