Designer Tom Price created the Meltdown Fleece Chair from polyester fleece clothing. What a a unique way to use thrown out polyester! His chairs are part of this years Art Co’s, From Here to Eternity, exhibition.
According to the Tom Price website:
The seat area is created by placing layers of polyester clothing onto a hot steel seat-shaped former. As it heats, the fabric begins to melt, exposing and integrating colours and patterns of the various layers. When cooled the surface is transformed into a rigid, shiny, colourful display of dissolved pattern and colour.
Though I certainly find creative ways to use recyclables admirable, the Meltdown Fleece Chair looks to me like my son’s bedroom floor after a week of not giving me his laundry—which has caused me to have several meltdowns over the years.
What's Driving This Trend
- Recycled Furniture
- The use of recycled materials in furniture design offers opportunities for sustainable and eco-friendly innovation.
- Upcycling
- Transforming discarded clothing into furniture presents opportunities for creative and unique design concepts.
- Material Innovation
- Exploring the melting and transforming properties of polyester presents opportunities for artistic and functional applications.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Furniture manufacturers can embrace recycled materials and upcycling techniques to create environmentally-friendly and visually appealing products.
- Sustainable Design
- The field of sustainable design can incorporate the use of recycled clothing to create furniture pieces that align with eco-friendly principles.
- Art and Exhibition
- Art exhibitions like 'From Here to Eternity' can showcase innovative uses of materials, inspiring artists and designers to explore new possibilities.
