the 'snowjob' chair designed by emiliano godoy 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 produced by ecoist 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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all images courtesy of emiliano godoy