September 14, 2024
8 Products Shifting the Recyclability Paradigm
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ART+SCIENCE
Building on the success of its EcoWorx carpet tile backing, Shaw Contract introduces Art+Science, its EcoWorx Resilient collection. The PVC-free, non-vinyl flooring line is comprised of Pivot, a wood visual available in 15 colorways; Observe, a stone visual offered in 12 neutral and bright hues; and Experiment, a large-scale terrazzo look in 10 colorways. The collection is fully recyclable and covered by the company’s Environmental Guarantee through its Re[TURN] Reclamation program, meaning that at the end of its useful life, it can be made into new EcoWorx carpet tile, making it truly circular flooring.
SHAW CONTRACT
GALA PURE ECO COLLECTION
The surface of Andreu World’s Gala Pure Eco Chair bends and dips to form an ultrathin, highly ergonomic chair. Designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, the chair was made using gas-assisted, advanced injection technology on 100 percent recycled and recyclable thermopolymers. Biophilic in aesthetic, the shell surface is etched with a wood-inspired vegetable finish for a sensory experience suggestive of the resource it is saving.
ANDREU WORLD
TEXTURES COLLECTION
Materials innovator 3form presents a solution with the launch of Know New Plastic—an initiative using molecular recycling methods to bolster traditional mechanical means to increase the company’s material palette. Its first release, the Textures Collection, consists of 100 percent recycled content at no additional cost to the consumer and no compromise on its architectural resin quality.
3FORM
TINNEF TABLE
Equal parts chic and cheeky, Scandinavian Spaces’ contract furniture line has expanded its Tinnef occasional table series to include dining height options, and its 100 percent recycled plastic top in four new contemporized colorways and dazzling one-of-a-kind patterns. The saccharine hues from cosmetics packaging, reflective foil from yogurt containers, linework from barcodes, and typography from labels imbue the table with unique human lore as they conspire to create beguiling surfaces that are fun, utilitarian, and durable for high-traffic interiors.
SCANDINAVIAN SPACES
GATHER ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS
This new film-free switchable glass design utilizes liquid crystal technology applied directly to glass, getting rid of the usual 7 to 11 percent visual haze that is typical of smart glass products. SDX3 also consumes less energy than a 25-watt light bulb per panel, making it ideal for multiuse labs and classrooms.
WOLF-GORDON
FIBER CONFERENCE ARMCHAIR
The Fiber Chair Family by Copenhagen–based design duo Iskos-Berlin now includes a Conference Armchair. Its sculptural shell seat features an innovative composition of 100 percent recycled plastic with a strengthening additive of up to 25 percent FSC-certified wood fibers. More noteworthy still, the plastic material production process uses renewable energy, exclusively.
MUUTO
POLYGOOD PANELS
The Good Plastic Company views postconsumer and industrial plastics as a ubiquitous resource rather than waste. This international manufacturer of sustainable surface materials is expanding into the North American market with its flagship product Polygood. The 100 percent recycled and recyclable range turns the likes of refrigerators, single-use cutlery, household appliances, and manufacturing components into a new material language for applications in interior design, architecture, furniture manufacturing, and retail displays.
THE GOOD PLASTIC COMPANY
TRANSCENDENCE TILES
Kohler’s WasteLAB—the brand’s environmental initiative to transform landfill-bound materials from manufacturing into functional products—has teamed up with Lebanese artist and designer Nada Debs to create Transcendence, a bespoke tile collection made from nearly 100 percent recycled waste materials. The tiles are handmade by artisans, ceramicists, and engineers who rely on factory waste—slag from molten iron, excess glaze from spray booths, and pottery wastewater—as primary ingredients in a multistep process.
KOHLER WASTELAB x NADA DEBS
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