Reconsidering the value of plastic through an
experimental, crafts like approach.
Plastic has received a negative connotation in recent years. It’s cheap, fake, mass produced, poor quality and it pollutes our environment and climate.
We throw away loads of plastic and consider objects made of wood, stone, metal... to be more valuable.
But if plastic is used properly, it is a fantastic material. Freedom of form, durability and quality are also synonyms to plastic, but many do not realize this.
By approaching plastic as a craftsman, the objects becomes manmade again. They get a face, a story and become unique. Those things add up to the value of the material and the object.
Our biggest problem is that we don’t value
plastic.
With this project I want to give people a different perspective. Instead of rejecting a great material, we may be able to fix our problems by adapting ourselves and the way we look at, use and treat plastic.
Is the material the problem or are we using it incorrectly?
Plastic has received a negative connotation in recent years. It’s cheap, fake, mass produced, poor quality and it pollutes our environment and climate.
We throw away loads of plastic and consider objects made of wood, stone, metal... to be more valuable.
But if plastic is used properly, it is a fantastic material. Freedom of form, durability and quality are also synonyms to plastic, but many do not realize this.
By approaching plastic as a craftsman, the objects becomes manmade again. They get a face, a story and become unique. Those things add up to the value of the material and the object.
Our biggest problem is that we don’t value
plastic.
With this project I want to give people a different perspective. Instead of rejecting a great material, we may be able to fix our problems by adapting ourselves and the way we look at, use and treat plastic.
Is the material the problem or are we using it incorrectly?
