Sungai Watch, a non-profit organization based in Indonesia, recently unveiled the debut furniture line from its design studio, Sungai Design. This initiative aims to repurpose the massive amounts of plastic waste collected from Bali’s rivers on a daily basis. The flagship product of this collection is the Ombak lounge chair, a collaboration with American designer Mike Russek. Each chair is crafted from a sheet material made entirely from discarded plastic bags, with approximately 2,000 bags needed for its construction. Know more about it on FURNITURE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FDT).
Sungai Watch has been diligently working to combat ocean plastic pollution by deploying floating barriers along Indonesia’s rivers to capture waste. Over the past three years, the Read More.........