Fishing equipment returns as a classroom chair
Snøhetta and Norwegian chair maker NCP designed the S-1500 around a shell containing recovered aquaculture plastic. Feedstock gathered in the region is processed before it becomes a moulded seat. A steel support provides the strength required of a separate part of the chair.
NO NorwayIn practice. NCP and Snøhetta use local aquaculture plastic for a chair shell with recycled-steel support.
What to keep in view
The recycled feedstock claim refers to the shell. The chair also has a steel frame.
What the shell is made from
The mixture can show up in the finish instead of being hidden under paint. That gives a familiar stackable chair a visible connection to the material supply. The claim applies to the shell and should be kept distinct from the composition of the frame.
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