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Upcycling Industrial Plastic Waste Into Elegant Lacquered Utensils

Seki Design Lab collaborates with BASF and a traditional lacquerware manufacturer

By Rain Noe - July 14, 2022

in Sustainability

"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.

Photo: Ohara Shinsui @isunoh

"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."

Photo: Ohara Shinsui @isunoh

The work was done in collaboration with the BASF Creation Center.

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