“Throw it away and it is waste,” writes design consultancy Seki Design Lab. “Reuse it and it is raw material.” Seki’s designers, Hiroshi and Mayumi Seki, took high-performance plastic waste, used for machine parts and tools, from BASF and molded them into cutlery. They then had Tsuchinao Shikki, a manufacturer of lacquerware, apply their trade to the upcycled utensils.
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“The use of Urushi lacquer, a traditional Japanese craft, has increased not only the durability but also the feel and texture, making these usable for a long time.”
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The work was done in collaboration with the BASF Creation Center.
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