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The Recycled Plastic Bag Chair is Anything but Trashy
Posted by Mark Wilson at 1:15 AM on October 8, 2008
Anyone who's read about the sickening, Great Pacific Garbage Patch will know that plastic is a danger to the environment. But this plastic bag chair will make it all OK for the next few minutes as the reality of man destroying the planet melts away to cute furniture. Designed by Ryan Frank, the seat is constructed from recycled aluminium coated in plastic shopping bags. And it not only looks fashionable—it looks comfortable (though the reality is probably more akin to sitting on cold metal once your butt sinks through the plastic). Frank didn't come up with the idea entirely on his own, however. This piece inspired him first:
Created in South America, the sculpture is named "Inkuku," which translates to "chicken." And it's a bit more impressive than your standard, tacky, rubber poultry. [Ryan Frank via Curbly]
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hakubak
Posted 2:33 AM 8/10/08
This does not fit in my world. I don't need a chair that I have to think about. I don't want a chair that makes noise, isn't comfortable or that I have to explain.
hakubak
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Posted 2:31 AM 8/10/08
Whenever you sit in it, it'll sound like you're wearing pampers. Of course, if you ARE wearing pampers, you can simply blame the chair.
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:23 AM 8/10/08
And imagine all the constant crinkling noises...
For someone like me who can't sit still, this chair would be re-recycled quickly..
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Polybius
Posted 2:22 AM 8/10/08
Hey... what happened to the POST about making your own iPhone ringtones?!
Polybius
Curves
Posted 2:19 AM 8/10/08
It looks to be full of static electricity which will not be kind to your skin or your electronics.
Curves
DirtyBits
Posted 3:01 AM 8/10/08
So when I'm done with the chair I can throw in back into the ocean?
DirtyBits
ShawBabalon
Posted 2:48 AM 8/10/08
hideous. Looks like the kitsch pieces of shit that my parents collect from garage sales.
ShawBabalon
os_2
Posted 2:46 AM 8/10/08
Can't wait to see that thing catch on fire.
os_2
GadgetPlay
Posted 3:25 AM 8/10/08
"the reality of man destroying the planet"
Right.
GadgetPlay
EricAlder
Posted 3:58 AM 8/10/08
Reminds me of the Wonder Bread wrapper Christmas wreaths people used to craft on wire hangers back (WAY back) in the day.
EricAlder
rcast1986
Posted 3:58 AM 8/10/08
It's Derelicte!
rcast1986
j4sk868
Posted 4:16 AM 8/10/08
Looks like a lea.
j4sk868
KarinLovesYou
Posted 4:33 AM 8/10/08
@rcast1986: Hahaha, I was just thinking about that movie yesterday.... "I'm a hot little potato right now."
KarinLovesYou
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 5:53 AM 8/10/08
A good point would be that if you drop food and other crap on it, it won't be noticeable.
A bad point would be that if you drop food and other crap on it, it won't be noticeable.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
supercollider
Posted 6:41 AM 8/10/08
@Polybius: Weird. Totally disappeared. I commented in that one, and I can't get a link from my profile page..
supercollider