TrendHunter.com has featured many ecological furniture designs that use recycled car parts, but it does not get any simpler or more effective than this Re-Tyre seat.
No re-processing or complex manufacturing mechanism is needed. The intuitive design simply closes the loop on the reused tire to create an environment friendly fun seat for your garden.
The Re-Tyre chair is designed by Carl Menary.
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Implications - Eco-conscious consumers are desperate to adopt green practices in their lifestyles to reduce their carbon footprints. These customers seek products that are made from recycled materials, and therefore don't generate any more waste.
Recycled Tire Seating
The DIY Re-Tyre Lounger
Trend Themes
1. Recycled Furniture - Creating furniture using discarded materials as a way of reducing environmental waste.
2. DIY Furniture - Encouraging customers to assemble their furniture, reducing the environmental impact of transportation as well as creating a personalized experience with the product.
3. Sustainable Design - Designing products with the environment in mind, creating solutions that have a reduced impact on the planet from the manufacturing process to the end of the product lifecycle.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Manufacturing - Creating innovative solutions for furniture manufacturing processes that reduce environmental waste.
2. DIY Retail - Providing customers with a range of products that encourage them to assemble their furniture, promoting the unique advantages of DIY furniture while also reducing the carbon footprint of transportation.
3. Sustainability Consulting - Providing businesses with strategies for designing and manufacturing environmentally sustainable products, encouraging conscious consumerism and promoting products with a reduced impact on the environment.