Summer is approaching quickly, and that means long nights on the back porch, armed with cool drinks and good books. What better way to soak it all in than low-slung in a hammock? And what could make a cooler style statement (and give off many eco-chic vibes) than one made with recycled seatbelts? The Ting Sling, from the same company that brought us those spectacular belt floor tiles, does just that...
The Ting Sling is hand-woven from reclaimed seatbelts, and is available in a variety of awesome colors that can blend into your space or pop out of the woodwork.
We especially like the black-and-white checkered possibility. This one definitely goes on the green items wish list.
What do you think?
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ooooo....this would be perfect in our back garden....
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What's so green about using seatbelts? You can tell they're brand new, because they're flawless, and they all match perfectly in colour.
And besides, have you never got into the car after it's been in the sun for ages, and burnt yourself on the seatbelt? They are made from plasticated nylon, after all. It's like these designers have thought to themselves "ooh, seatbelts, there are way too many of them in our landfills, let's turn them into overpriced homewares"... and then, on top of that initial silliness, used them for something you WANT to be made out of cloth.
These are a tacky, gimmicky bid for the money of people with too much of it already, who believe that unconventional = green, without actually thinking about it.
RosieGreenie, I couldn't agree more. I was just about to comment about how these seatbelts couldn't possibly be reclaimed because they're obviously brand new, but I couldn't have said it better than you. Thanks!
Here is a link to a NYT article on the hammock---the seat belts look brand new because they ARE. They are "end of line", extra from when a vehicle stops production or changes its specs for a seat belts. That's why the colors are...unusual (green is from ambulances). Cheers!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/business/yourmoney/15goods.html?_r=3&oref=slogin