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photography by Bas Helders
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2007 / ONE DAY PAPER WASTE - CABINET
For the last thirty years we have heard about the recycling of waste... Waste is usually strongly linked with pollution and to often the term waste implies things which have been used inefficiently or inappropriately. So how can we make this abstract concept a reality?
I was so shocked about the enormous office waste and amount of shredded documents, that I wanted to react to this by reusing those documents and to transform them into a usefull object with a new dignity.
One day paper waste is a little cabinet. Obtained by taking shredded confidential documents, mixing them with resin and compressing them into a strong mould... End result: a new interesting object that has the strength of wood.
SPECIFICATIONS
Materials:
Shredded Confidential documents, resin, aluminum handles
Dimensions:
700 x 400 x 400 mm (h x w x d)
Production:
2007 / Manufactured by Jens Praet (on request)
Publication D la Reppublica delle Donne - April 2008 (soon)
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CLOSE-UP PICTURES
Every document tells a story. By shredding confidential documents, part of its information remains mysteriously visible. One Day Paper Waste gives new life to these documents, that’s the real beauty of this product
