The Use of an Eco-Friendly Garden Hose
We were given an assignment to look for an unusual material that was used in a unique way, and I came across a chair, which my first impression was, it was made out of romen noodles. As I read up on what the chair was made out of, I couldn’t believe that someone actually made a chair out of recycled garden hoses. This eco- chair is considered to be green design and sustainable development.
Society today is trying their best to stay eco-friendly or staying green, designer Kwangho Lee is doing just that, as he noticed that these garden hoses as well as electrical wires were being thrown away, and he thought that these materials could be put into great use, since we are trying to save the planet from situations like this. However, this chair that Kwangho Lee designed was made out of thrown away garden hoses to create a very useful eco-friendly chair.
This chair can be uses indoors or outdoors. When using this chair indoors it can create a unique artistic look. Kwangho Lee has designed other sets of furniture as well as lighting that can definitely look great indoors. When looking at this chair, I see its use being used more outside, because when I think garden hose, I think of vintage, and I think of the outdoors or my great-grandmothers garden.
As I said in the previous paragraph, Kwangho Lee has designed many other furniture and accessories using recycled materials as far as metal, sockets, copper, wood, felt, candle lights, teacups, styrofoam, garden hoses, phone cords, electrical wires. Lee has also designed jewelry made out of barbed wire, and automobile parts. Kwangho Lee got his inspiration from his childhood memories, by watching his mother who knitted all his clothing when he was young, and from watching his grandfather, a farmer, who would make his own tools, and doing everything else with his hands.
Kwangho Lee developed these ideas by going by two things “One is about the search for possible changes and new meanings in the most ordinary objects of our daily lives. I believe that many of the mundane objects have boudless capabilities of transforming into something else. Second is to express the symphony of design and craft. My projects never undergo machinery process. Therefore only small quantities are 'crafted' out of my hands.” (Lee). Lee does something that is meaningful and that has an effect on the world by staying green.
This eco-friendly chair is a very great design and it will soon decrease dumping into the land fill and it will do less harm to the environment. Kwangho Lee has a great website with all his work and great ideas, it is www.kwangholee.com. Ideas like these should be taken into consideration and developed, and green design should be a main focus and it has taught me to not just design with the usual, but design with the unusual, and make something your own.
When I first saw the picture, I thought it was some sort of pasta noodles made into a chair! I thought that was too crazy! Although it's not what I thought it was... it still is a pretty crazy material to use. I wonder if the sofa and chair would be comfortable to sit on for long periods of time.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome and creative!! You found good information on this! These are so different and im glad you included some more of the designer's work.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was ramen noodles made into a chair the first time I saw the picture!! this is such a cool way to use materials that no longer have a use and recycling them into something really cool like a chair! I love your blog it is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI never thought that plastic tubing could be used to make seating! What a cool idea! Really good information and love the pictures! Great job!
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ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of making furniture and lighting out of recycled hosing. I also love the way you but this particular post together, not only with the detailed information but the extra amount of pictures. It gives me a much better idea of the capabilities hosing has!
ReplyDeleteThe unusual material that you chose is very interesting and I liked that you included more pictures of it being used.
ReplyDeleteat first i thought your unusual material was ramen noodles! I thought using the tubes was very interesting and innovative. Also, i really liked all of the pictures you selected.
ReplyDeleteReally awesome unusual material that you have found to post on! The pictures are awesome, and you have some really great information!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Olivia, I thought it was some pasta when I first looked at it too! This is really cool, and I like how many pictures you included to show the different products!
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