Remnants is an experimental design project and a
showcase of my personal commitment to combating single-use
plastic waste. The project explores the functionality of using
discarded or waste plastic bottles as a means for joining
materials together.
showcase of my personal commitment to combating single-use
plastic waste. The project explores the functionality of using
discarded or waste plastic bottles as a means for joining
materials together.
Bottles polluting the natural environment are collected
and then turned into tubes or shredded into plastic joining
rope. The plastic is threaded through or around another
material and then heated to firmly bind the materials
in place, providing a free and accessible bonding agent
for building functional structures, whilst saving the environment.
and then turned into tubes or shredded into plastic joining
rope. The plastic is threaded through or around another
material and then heated to firmly bind the materials
in place, providing a free and accessible bonding agent
for building functional structures, whilst saving the environment.
Every structure created is unique as each bottle
and the materials have all come from different
places, retrieved from the natural surroundings.
and the materials have all come from different
places, retrieved from the natural surroundings.
Remnants hopes to encourage other people to use design
and creativity as a method of tackling plastic waste.
This joining method is a starting point in a unique
conversation to get involved in the project and apply
it to places that could benefit from it.
and creativity as a method of tackling plastic waste.
This joining method is a starting point in a unique
conversation to get involved in the project and apply
it to places that could benefit from it.
In some countries “Remnants” could make a huge
difference, promoting environmental change and empowering
people through making inaccessible items like furniture and tools
cheap and available. Each Remnant houses an array of
irregular and spontaneous attributes discarded by
humans, which when brought together by this technique
create their own narrative and history.
difference, promoting environmental change and empowering
people through making inaccessible items like furniture and tools
cheap and available. Each Remnant houses an array of
irregular and spontaneous attributes discarded by
humans, which when brought together by this technique
create their own narrative and history.
This Project is currently still in the exploratory stages.
Focusing more on what is capable with this technology
rather than the finish of the structures.
Please view the project video and browse the prototype pieces.
The aesthetic finish of these pieces will be developed along with
future works.
Focusing more on what is capable with this technology
rather than the finish of the structures.
Please view the project video and browse the prototype pieces.
The aesthetic finish of these pieces will be developed along with
future works.