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  • 60 Chairs by Max Lamb is a test of strength

    Max Lamb crafts 60 handmade chairs in three days

    As a performance, a game and a test of strength, British designer Max Lamb made 60 chairs by hand out of slabs of polystyrene over just three days. More

    Jane Englefield | 2 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Savvas Laz Trashformers styrofoam chair

    Savvas Laz transforms Styrofoam packaging into Trashformers chair

    Greek designer Savvas Laz used pieces of Styrofoam packaging discarded in skips to create this sculptural chair that aims to raise awareness of packaging waste. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Graham Hudson constructs robotic installation for Burberry's Regent Street store

    Robot produces polystyrene sculptures inside Burberry's London store

    A robot appears to mill three-dimensional sculptures from within a framework of scaffolding in Burberry's shop on London's Regent Street. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 25 September 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Kris Lamba transforms recycled polystyrene packaging into bronze vessels

    Kris Lamba casts bronze vessels in the form of dissolved polystyrene

    Brighton-based designer Kris Lamba has created a collection of bronze vases from casts made by dissolving discarded polystyrene packaging. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 27 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Waste polystyrene transformed into lightweight stools for El Celler de Can Roca

    Plastic waste from one of the world's best restaurants is being transformed into hexagonal stools by Spanish designer Andreu Carulla. More

    Ali Morris | 18 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Despite Efficiency at the Herbert Read Gallery by Aberrant Architecture

    Aberrant's styrofoam ceiling installation celebrates wasting time at work

    Visitors to an office-themed installation by Aberrant Architecture were invited to take a spin on an office chair below a ceiling suspended just 1.5 metres above the ground (+ movie). More

    Jessica Mairs | 19 January 2015 | 3 comments
  • "Heat creating the forms for me was a dream come true" - Paul Cocksedge

    "Heat-shrinking the polystyrene cups created beautiful shapes" - Paul Cocksedge

    In this movie filmed by Dezeen, east London designer Paul Cocksedge describes his discovery of the interesting forms created when polystyrene cups are heated and how he used the process to create a pendant lamp. More

    Dan Howarth | 16 November 2012 | 9 comments
  • Bronze Poly Chair by Max Lamb

    British designer Max Lamb has sent photos and text explaining the making of his Bronze Poly Chair, a recent design that involves hand-carving a polystyrene chair and then casting it in bronze. More

    Rose Etherington | 21 January 2008 | 14 comments
  • Styrofoam Sofa by Kwangho Lee

    Styrofoam Sofa by Korean designer Kwangho Lee is a sofa made of Styrofoam. More

    Rose Etherington | 14 January 2008 | 19 comments

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