Design: M.O.C.
Materials: Carpet samples, wood pallets, and broken mop handles
Designer: Tricia Wright
"Throughout my career as an innovator, designer and builder, I've felt compelled to make sustainable design look good. Now, with the Rewind Lab line of products, this imperative becomes the defining challenge: Can you create beautiful and interesting products if all your materials are salvaged? Can you take things that have little value as they are and rewind them into objects that people desire?"
"The m.o.c.(made of carpet) was inspired by a stack of carpet samples piled next to the desk of an interior designer friend. No longer useful to her or her clients, they seemed like they wanted to be something else. A broken mop provided the handle, and wood pallets made up the rest. What started off as a funny idea--using carpet to sweep wood floors--worked surprisingly well. The sweeper also comes in a push version."
Designer: Tricia Wright Link: rewindlab.weebly.com/ Location: San Francisco, CA
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Did you know that carpet is the second largest component of landfills? This little sweeper is an awesome idea!
Those carpet tiles look like Shaw, who has some Cradle to Cradle certified products and recycled content in their backing, maybe in the carpet fibers. Could include that in the "materials" list since the carpet isn't even mentioned.
Is the materials list correct at all? Wood pallets and the broken mop handle aren't mentioned either. And while I can see how futon frames might have been used (and shellac), I don't see where golf clubs would have come in.
Anyway, it is cute!
Design: M.O.C.
Materials: 100% salvaged: Mismatched vintage golf clubs, wood from abandoned futon frames, natural shellac (no glues or fillers)
Designer: Tricia Wright
"Throughout my career as an innovator, designer and builder, I've felt compelled to make sustainable design look good. Now, with the Rewind Lab line of products, this imperative becomes the defining challenge: Can you create beautiful and interesting products if all your materials are salvaged? Can you take things that have little value as they are and rewind them into objects that people desire?"
Can anyone discern, from this text, what the hell she's actually built?
From the pictures, I'm guessing it's some sort of broom. Or a shovel. Possibly a piece of exercise equipment.
What a gorgeous, smart product! Love it.
(Hopefully the AT peeps can fix the mistake in the materials list, as it's obviously an error.)
If even one image showed that the sweeper could actually pick something up, I would have been convinced. I do like the concept, though.
Love this! What an excellent way to re-use material waste while making a standard household object look so beautiful. Heart!
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