hat lamp

thailand faces environmental plight as a result of the overflowing garbage and inadequate system of waste disposal. if we look only at the bangkok metropolitan area, 9,000 tons of solid waste are being disposed every day, costing the city 2 billions baht (USD 700 million) annually.

in the industrial sector, managing waste and production scraps is an ongoing dilemma. a wide variety of industrial scraps include wood cut-offs; plastic, polymers and resins scraps; fabric remnants; leather remnants; glass; metal and alloy scraps, most of which are headed for landfills.

in order to encourage the re-utilization of scraps-creating values, thailand’s industrial technology assistance program (ITAP) under national science and technology development agency (NSTDA), has developed the ‘waste-to-wealth’ project an initiative that addresses global warming issues by creating valuable furniture objects from scraps. teams of consultants have been enlisted to diagnose problems and explored ‘value-creation’ possibilities from scraps and to provide technical and design support to participating manufacturers.

the aims of the ‘waste-to-wealth’ initiative are: (1) to create awareness about environmental problems from solid wastes; (2) to exchange design solutions and strategies; (3) to disseminate knowledge about scraps categorization, reclamation techniques as well as production processes, among small-medium size enterprises (SMEs). a more competitive, efficient and environmentally responsible manufacturing would be the overarching goal of this project.

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 2 line-dadstool and hat lamp image © designboom

at the 2011 TIFF thailand international furniture fair, waste-to-wealth displayed a range of furniture pieces constructed from materials which would have otherwise ended up in the waste disposal system.

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 3 line-dadstool nice piece

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 4 dok jok console nice piece image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 5 palette table set and tempered terrazzo stool image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 6 wenge pencil table and bench love wood images © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 7 log bench image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 8 trio collection image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 9 log stool image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 10 aladin bench image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 11 garden loveseat nice piece images © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 12 star puff image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 13 image (right) © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 14 rolling puff stool made out of the leftover material from the production of sandals image © designboom

waste to wealth initiative at TIFF 2011 - 15 waste to wealth booth image © designboom

— TIFF thailand international furniture fair 2011 is a green-oriented furniture fair that gather the best of thailand’s designers in one place. at this annual gathering visitors experience the diversity and creativity of thai design, the newest collections and take advantage of the opportunity to easily network with manufacturers, exporters and other influential players in the thai furniture industry.

performax will also present their furniture collection at the salone del mobile in milan  in april 12-17,  2011.