Stool zero
城市家居的電器能成功維修的少之又少，個別零件壞掉，結局往往是全個換新的。同時我們發現即使在回收店，也有很多材料未能盡被回收，例如廢鐵回收店收集了舊電線，抽出內藏的銅線變賣，外層的膠料則再次成為廢棄物。我們就將舊風扇罩結合舊電線，製成循環再造手織椅，實踐zero waste概念。
Every year thousands of broken household appliances are just thrown away and replaced, causing an alarming amount of waste that often does not get a chance to be recycled. For example, we have seen loose wires at scrap metal shops, which have been stripped of their cooper wires, leaving the plastic outer shell as waste. In order to find a solution to this problem, we looked at the concept of zero waste, and designed a series of recycled crown seating stools from wasted plastic outer shells and recycled fan covers.
(一) 凳面內框：風扇
來自聖雅各福群會的電器回收中心，有很多壞掉的舊風扇。風扇罩拆下來，剛好是圓形的凳面結構。
1) Crown stool seat: fans covers
The fan covers come from the St James Settlement recycle centre. We took apart the broken fans and used the covers for the seat area.
(二) 凳面織料：電線
二次廢棄的電線膠，剛好是一條條的樣子，可以成為織製的線料。風扇罩原本不夠堅硬，電線織密後就結實得多，天衣無縫的配搭。
2) Seat material: electric wires
Throw away electric wires are used like threads, wrapping the fan covers for comfort and stability.
(三) 凳腳：包裝木箱
運輸業普遍使用的包裝木箱，切割成高凳的框架，成為堅固的底部。
3) Stool legs: wooden crates
The stool legs are made from salvaged wood from abandoned freight crates.
(四) 工藝：織造法
除了實物的回收，更容易被人忽略的是工藝的荒廢，以前家居曾經有很多人手織造的家具，是民間的文化創意，這次藉著物料的獨特結構，帶出手織的圖案紋理，令每張凳都有其個性。
4) Craftsmanship: stitching
In addition to promoting the idea of recycling, we also wanted to raise attention to the importance of craftsmanship. In this day and age of factory manufacturing, the creativity and communal aspect of household appliances and furniture has gone overlooked, therefore we hope to hit home this message by hand-stitching each seat, creating different patterns that provide each stool with personality.
