Guess what rubbish from school is in this table

Pia Seidel

12.10.2023

Translation: machine translated

More and more designers are devoting themselves to material research and starting a new, innovative sector of recycling and upcycling. Taiwanese designer Lin Chu-Chien is one of them. She makes furniture from waste. Join in the guessing game to find out what she recycles.

Let's go!

If you are somewhere between a millennial and a boomer, the material you are looking for is guaranteed to have accompanied you through your school years. It was used by teachers and students in lessons in various subjects and was used to present explanations, examples and exercises. Since leaving school, you've probably only rarely come across the material. Nowadays, it is increasingly being replaced by digital means.

Resolution

Lin Chu-Chien works like a materials researcher, focussing primarily on material properties rather than shape. There is great potential for growth in this sector if her idea is discovered and can be utilised for larger projects.

This is the 11th "Guess what" episode where I don't tell you what things are made of right at the beginning so that you can join in the guessing.

Pia Seidel

Senior Editor

Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.ch

Like a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.

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