廢棄物的華麗再利用Appreciation towards Emiliano Godoy for providing the following description:
這是一款非常環(huán)保的椅子。椅子結(jié)構(gòu)是由PSC認(rèn)證的木材構(gòu)成。椅子外面那層皮是由廢棄的糖紙包裝做成。這些糖紙包裝因?yàn)橛∷㈠e(cuò)誤，標(biāo)簽不正確，或者過(guò)時(shí)了而不能使用。藝術(shù)家將他們使用到這里。糖紙包裝們被折疊組裝起來(lái)，形成椅子外飾面。
其實(shí)塑料包裝紙們?cè)诩夹g(shù)上雖然是可回收的，但是他們沒(méi)有可再生性，即便是一次沒(méi)有使用過(guò)的塑料包裝紙。希望大家能夠意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，沒(méi)有消費(fèi)就沒(méi)有生產(chǎn)。椅子的結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)非常簡(jiǎn)單，將造價(jià)降至最底。

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SNOWJOB
Design: Emiliano Godoy, 2009
The “Snowjob” chair is formed by two main components. The first is a wooden structure that forms the legs and general support of the piece, manufactured in FSC certified wood and a vegetable based, biodegradable finish. The structure also partly disassembles by means of stainless steel hardware, reducing the shipping size of the chair in half, and consequently transportation and storage environmental impacts.
The second component is a cover that slips on top of the wooden structure and forms the seat, back and armrests that the user is in contact with. This cover is made using small pieces of post-industrial waste from the candy wrapping industry. Labels that are misprinted, or which feature incorrect or obsolete information, are recovered and cut into small sections, which are then folded into rectangular pieces and joined to form large surfaces. An internal reinforcement made from post-consumer recycled paper is used to give rigidity and resistance to the labels.
This chair uses a plastic material that although technically recyclable, is never recycled, not even in its virgin, post-industrial state. One label on the back is folded in such a way that the recycling logo that appears on each candy wrapping is visible, speaking about the fact that the cover is made from recycled materials, but also about the misdirecting impression that this logo makes on the final consumer, who might think that candy wrappers are actually recycled when in fact none of them is. Although the wooden structure can be composted and the stainless steel recycled, the cover cannot be recycled or repurposed at the end of its life any more than the original labels.
The chair is manufactured with simple woodworking hand tools for the structure, and using only a box cutter for the cover, thus eliminating any impacts from complex or expensive tooling.

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About Ecoist
Founded in 2004, Ecoist develops unique gifts and fashion accessories for the ecominded individual. Our objective is to merge design with social and environmental
consciousness to provide stylish, functional, and durable products that people will love to own. Ecoist recycles candy wrappers, food packages, billboards, and other materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. We are finding uses for waste-bound materials and will continue to do so until those non-biodegradable materials are no longer manufactured.
Apart from recycling, Ecoist utilizes organic and earth-friendly fabrics in the
manufacturing of it products. One of the most exciting aspects of our business is the manufacturing and the people behind our production. Ecoist is continually developing its network of eco-friendly, fair trade suppliers and manufacturers around the world, including organizations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Brazil, and India. For example, Ecoist works with a non-profit organization in Mexico called Grupedsac (Group for the Promotion of Education and Sustainable Development) who, since 1987, has helped underprivileged citizens earn a living through projects that also aim to preserve the environment. At Ecoist, we strive for Sustainability in all areas of our business – the materials we use, the energy we consume, the suppliers we work with, and other aspects - to meet the demands of eco-minded consumers and to ensure that this vision is carried on, generation after generation.

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About Emiliano Godoy
Emiliano Godoy (Mexico, 1974) is an industrial designer from Pratt Institute’s graduate program (New York), with a BA degree in industrial design from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) and furniture design studies from the Danish Design School (Copenhagen). Named among the “50 most important eco-champions of today” by 02 magazine, Godoy has an active design practice: he runs the design firm Godoylab, is the design director of the furniture manufacturer Pirwi, and part of the design collective NEL. For his design work he has received numerous awards in competitions such as the IFDA in Asahikawa (Japan), the National Design Biennial in Mexico City (Mexico), and the Conduit Award in New York (USA). His work has been published extensively, most recently in books such as Design Now! (Taschen, 2007), Experimental Eco Design (Rotovision, 2006) and Design Inspirations (Daab, 2008). He also actively promotes design through writings, lectures and exhibitions in Mexico and abroad. He is a staff editor of the quarterly architecture and design magazine Arquine, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the UNESCO/Felissimo Social Design Network, and has written in many design magazines and books. He has curated design exhibitions, such as Transit cases: chairs from Mexico, about contemporary Mexican design, and Criteria, about sustainability seen through the eyes of artists and designers. Both shows were co-curated with Jimena Acosta. Godoy also teaches industrial design at Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión (Mexico), and has taught design at UNAM’s Centre for Industrial Design Research (Mexico), the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico), ITESM (Mexico) and at the Pratt Institute (New York). He has lectured about design and sustainability in places such as Sustainable Innovation ’05 in Farnham (UK), the Viral Culture symposium at the Columbia College in Chicago (USA), and at Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures ’06 in Antwerp (Belguim).

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