Various experiments with different carpets and sheets of Polypropylene

PolyCarpet Stool

Product Design, 2019

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PolyCarpet is a material research project that focuses on recycling and finding a second life to a product with a long history and cultural significance.
By converting the carpet to a generic shaped stool, it will be able to return to it's former habitat in a new and refined way.

the process included testing different types of carpets, ones that are sensitive to heat and others that aren't, and combining them with different forms of Polypropylene.

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After the carpet was cut to shape, 

it was put into an iron at 190°C

The new material sheet was then put into a mold, giving it its structural integrity

"While most components that make up carpet are recyclable or reusable, only about 4 percent of waste carpet currently gets handled in these ways"

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