fashion designer tobia zambotti calls consideration to the damaging environmental results of single-use masks air pollution with the design of ‘couch-19’, which has been symbolically formed to resemble the abnormal type of an iceberg. to lend a hand save you the unfold of COVID-19, face coverings have grow to be a demand in public areas during the sector. many face mask to be had on the market are constructed from layers of plastics, and are designed particularly to be single-use. since they’re thought to be scientific waste and can’t be recycled thru standard recycling amenities, mask — and their standard clutter at the streets — pose a danger to the surroundings.
disinfected single-use mask gathered from the streets turned into an bizarre stuffing for a modular pouf
in his house nation of italy, tobia zambotti has known a large downside within the pollutive results of single-use mask. the fashion designer conceived of ‘couch-19’ as an inventive option to spotlight the environmental factor, and concerned the population of pergine valsugana, a small the city close to trento in northern italy. zambotti requested population to soundly acquire disposable mask littered at the streets and round scientific amenities. a couple of cubic meters of mask had been gathered and punctiliously disinfected with ozone, sooner than changing into an bizarre stuffing for a recyclable, crystal PVC modular sofa pouf. from a classy point of view, because of the ‘icy’ coloring of many of the disposable mask, zambotti formed the sofa poufs to imitate the abnormal traits of an iceberg — a logo of worldwide warming.
the ‘icy’ colours of many of the disposable mask makes them best possible for an iceberg-inspired pouf
the sofa has been constituted of two small and two massive poufs
the modular pouf provides other seating probabilities
a element of the label
tobia zambotti on ‘couch-19’
venture information:
identify: couch-19
fashion designer: atelier tobia zambotti
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