
Designartist Osian Batyka-Williams discovered that some restaurants change their cutlery as often as every nine months (!) With The Cutlery Chair he demonstrates how these hard-to-recycle, unwanted pieces can be turned into a unique piece of furniture.
P.S. For those who scared by the idea of sitting down on some 150 spoons, forks, and knives - we heard Osian considered adding a cushion made from recycled napkins.
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
Tools of Engagement
Comments
I love the concept. simply as an art form. this is not sustainable, green, eco friendly, etc.
the reasoning behind this sculpture quite green-washed, just to gain a bit more attention. it's like Duchamp saying he saved an old urinal to make a new water fountain for the sake of the environment.
but---
hard to recycle? no way. they're stainless steel. melt, rinse, repeat.
unwanted? any homeless shelter, soup kitchen, school, or even small restaurant would want these.
are these all welded together? I can't imagine the energy used (human, electric, and gas - in joules) required to tack each one of these together.
again, beautiful art concept. but not "sustainable design".