This Genius Woman Is Using Old Plastic Bottles As A Joining Material To Make Furniture

London-based social and humanitarian designer Micaella Pedros has found a way to give discarded plastic bottles purpose and she demonstrates it in her project called “Joining Bottles”.

“Both materials, wood and plastic bottles, are widely abundant in cities and other places. There are lying there as waste, waiting to be reclaimed by people,” Pedros writes. “Joining Bottles seeks to contribute to new beliefs based on what we, as individuals and communities, can do with what is available to us.” In the project, Pedros demonstrates how she collects discarded bottles from the streets, and, by applying heat, turns them into a wood bonding material, with which she creates new functional structures, such as tables or stools. What a beautiful way to make plastic bottles that we call “trash” useful again! See some of Pedros creations below.

More info: micaellapedros.com (h/t)

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See the whole process of Michaella’s “Joining Bottles” project below:

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Marie 7 years ago

A good idea, but that's quite... ugly, isn't it?

59points

reclameshit2015 2016 7 years ago

Reusing materials is good for the enviroment but it's incredibly ugly yeah haha. But I think if you're a proper industrial designer you could potentially make furniture that does look good by using plastic bottles though.

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Mel Biago 7 years ago

ugly is subjective. For those of us who are wholly invested in recycling and being kind to the environment, something like this is beautiful, not because of the aesthetics, but because of what it means. Not everything is about physical beauty.

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