Kelp chair – Swedish art studio Interesting Time Gang has succeeded in giving a second life to one of the most polluting types of marine debris: fishing net waste. Through the cold hands of designers, helpless used fishing nets can be reborn into valuable furniture. The process The waste becomes a single chair with a unique and futuristic design called Kelp.
“Every year, thousands of fishing nets are wasted and pollute the oceans and surrounding waters. These nets cause death and destruction to marine ecosystems,” the designers said on their official website. “In fact, human life is very dependent on the ocean and everything”
the life in it.
To make Kelp chair, Interesting Time Gang utilizes waste from fishing nets found in the sea Baltic. With the help of a three-dimensional printing machine, used fishing nets are processed and shaped in such a way that they form a single chair. They also use additional materials in the form of wood fiber to make the chair.
“At the end of its useful life, we can recycle this chair back into new bio-materials that are no less useful,” they explained.
Even though it is made from used fishing nets, the Kelp chair still looks attractive. This chair has a wavy shape and a green color inspired by marine vegetation. Currently, these chairs are still produced on a limited scale.
Fishing Net Waste: Not Only Reprocessed Into Chairs
Fish nets that are wasted actually have great potential to be reprocessed into something
which is useful. Apart from chairs, several other designers have also succeeded in reprocessing waste
into various objects of high use value.
Renowned designer Stella McCartney is one of the successful designers who give life The second is on fish net waste. In 2021, he managed to “conjure” the waste into a luxurious sneaker called the Reclypse. In addition, the British designer has also presented a collection of swimwear and bags using used fishing nets.
In addition to Interesting Time Gang and Stella McCartney, another designer named Thomas Kimber has also
utilized fish net waste to make fashion products. It recycles the waste to become fashionable sunglasses