Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Don’t Trash it, Sit On It

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Recycled plastics are making there way into numerous consumer goods these days and a creative offering from the UK is reclaiming our old coffee cups and shampoo bottles and transforming them into high quality chairs and tables. Re-Form Furniture’s designs are conceived with simplicity and sustainability in mind. They are designed to be durable, fun and raise environmental awareness.

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Along with post-consumer and industrial recycled plastics such as HDPE, and PET supplied from the innovative firm Smile Plastics, Re-Form uses locally sourced timber and natural oils in the production of their furniture. Their products are designed for easy disassembly and use minimal glue. Re-From furniture’s unique offerings highlight the potential of recycled plastics and help reduce the strain we continually place on our landfills.

Re-Form Website

Shearyadi’s World Blog on Re-Form

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