BUG
DESIGN: BLY STUDIO
MANUFACTURER: EILERSEN
2025
THE STARTING POINT FOR THIS PROJECT WAS AN ARMCHAIR DESIGNED BY EVA FLY FROM BLY DESIGN FOR THE DANISH TELEVISION SHOW “DANMARKS NÆSTE KLASSIKER” (NEXT DANISH DESIGN CLASSIC) IN 2022. THE ARMCHAIR WAS INTENDED TO BE CIRCULAR, MEANING THAT IT SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR RECYCLING. ON THE SHOW, A PROTOTYPE WAS PRESENTED USING THERMOPLASTIC, WHICH CAN BE RECYCLED EITHER MECHANICALLY OR CHEMICALLY.
MOLGARD APS WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND THE MECHANICAL STRUCTURE. DURING DEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT TEAM DECIDED NOT ONLY TO WORK WITH CIRCULARITY BUT ALSO TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DESIGN A PRODUCT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SUSTAINABLE, OR AT LEAST TO BE INSPIRED BY ABSOLUTE SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
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Towards Absolute Environmental Sustainability in Product Development
