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What to do with industrial footwear waste?.

In this project, I used my own prototype designs to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing industrial waste from the footwear industry to create fully operational demonstration examples.
The most important exercise is to demonstrate compatibility with natural fibers, primarily forestry waste, which act as reinforcement in addition to providing obvious aesthetic quality.
The result is elements that are operational in various sectors such as nautical, interior design, and decoration.

Farmer Seat.Model 2. Jute and Cork.

Jute fiber recovered from shredded footwear for recycling, mixed with cork grains, can be used to manufacture fabrics and reinforcing gauzes in the nautical industry.

Farmer Seat. Model 2. Leather and heather.

The long fiber of the heather is perfectly interspersed in the leather sheets to form an acoustic screen.

Farmer Seat. Model 2. Textile and Lime.

The mixture of textile and lime is the prelude to the introduction of minerals into the compounds.

KS BowlSink. Model 1. Leather.

This is the only element in this series to which I did not want to mix any other type of particles because I did not want to sacrifice the feel of the leather.

KS BowlSink. Model 1. Red foam and brick dust.

Foam mixed with brick dust or ceramic waste from construction work is used to build elements submerged in the sea.

KS BowlSink. Model 1. White and silver leather and salt.

Looking for a translucent element like onyx, I came across salt. In this link you can see a lighting exercise.

Transport boxes.Model 3. Micro plastics and Hemp.

Packaging for preserving, storing and transporting items. Custom-made in one piece from waste plastic and hemp.