Cassette Tape Furniture

With the advance of technology, significant changes in ways we value our possessions has become an inspiration for designers like Patrick Schuur to create a furniture piece built entirely out of 918 old cassette tapes, wooden frames and aluminum. Originally made to serve as a space divider and storage device, the cassette tapes are individually screwed onto the wooden frames which then provides access to the storage space.

Schuur explains that the reasoning behind using old cassette tapes was not only because its aesthetics, but to remind people of how good the technology used to look in the old days.

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From “Paper or Plastic?” to “Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?”

There is a new debate emerging about which packaging material, glass, plastic or aluminum, has the least environmental impact over the course of its lifetime, and there are many perspectives to consider prior to determining a true winner.  Barry Sanel, a former packaging executive with over 20 years of experience in branding and packaging, brings this issue to the forefront of an industry which plays a major role in the amount of waste produced by ubiquitous single-use consumables.  According to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the four most crucial determinants by which to gauge a package’s level of sustainability, are how its materials are sourced, manufactured, applied within the packaging itself, and finally, disposed of or reconstituted at end of life.  All three materials have their inherent benefits as well as drawbacks when viewed within the scope of the SPC’s considerations, so the question might be better posed thusly: How may vested interests, including the public at large, quickly establish the means by which to use each material efficiently, while minimizing waste and overall carbon footprint, such as furthering incentives for recycling across the board, as well as cleaning and refilling glass bottles as done in Germany.

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