kacama design lab forms zero stool using only salvaged materials

kacama design lab forms zero stool using only salvaged materials
all images courtesy of kacama design lab

‘stool zero’ is an up-cycled seat by hong kong based kacama design lab. made of all salvaged materials, the project is an experiment in zero-waste ideology. the concept was born at a scrap metal shop, where the studio noticed that once copper was stripped from various wiring, the plastic casings were going straight to the bin. this, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of broken household appliances that are thrown and replaced every year, was enough to warrant forming a solution.

by using the existing color of the electric wire , different styles and patterns are created 

‘stool zero’ is made of three basic components: a fan cover, recycled electric wires, and legs from abandoned freight crates. each seat is hand-stitched to create various patterns that provide each stool with a unique personality. 

detail of fan cover and electric wire 

copper was removed from the wire 

weaving the fan cover (seat) 

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