Open Exhibit @ Textile Museum of Canada
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Open Exhibit @ Textile Museum of Canada 〰️
Challenging throwaway culture through materiality & design
A revolutionary recycling system, inspired by traditional textile making.
“Refuse” yarn is made of discarded low-density polyethylene (LDPE), the most popular plastic in the world, often chosen for single-use products such as garbage bags. The resulting textiles are durable, easy to clean, comfortable, versatile and malleable.
Single-use plastics account for 40% of over
380 million tons of plastic produced every year.
Less than 9% will be recycled.
“We simply don’t have the resources to process waste at the speed that we create it, especially when it comes to plastics. My mission as a designer and maker is to contribute to a sustainable planet and challenge the norms of mindless disposal of single-use plastics. I see potential in the things destined to end up in landfills, dumpster diving to reveal unseen treasures and render them with beauty and value.”
-Padina Bondar, 2023
Rejecting throwaway culture
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