Minimalist Red Rectangular Bench or Table in Post-Industrial Recycled Plastic

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Minimalist Red Rectangular Bench or Table in Post-Industrial Recycled Plastic

Name: Minimalist Red Rectangular Bench or Table in Post-Industrial Recycled Plastic
Brand: Jane Atfield
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

About the Item

This unique, minimalistic rectangular coffee table or bench in a bright shade of solid red was produced in 2022 as a companion to the 2021 re-issue of British-designer Jane Atfield's historical 'RCP2 Chair,' one of the first documented examples of sustainable design. Fabricated from 100% post-consumer plastic sourced in the USA, empty plastic containers are shredded into minute fragments and compacted into flat sheets, which are then cut to form the components of the RCP2 tables and chairs. Without hiding its materiality, the RCP2 series simultaneously breathes new life into the plastics through vibrant, evocative hues. This duality—of both exposing waste while repurposing it—critiques the capitalist conditions that created mass waste as it offers up ways to rethink a better, sustainable way forward. Well-suited for indoor or outdoor use, the material is water resistant and highly impervious to scratches and wear over time, and its lightweight, diminutive form makes it functional for multipurpose use. The table or bench can be screwed apart and stored flat, and ships flat packed, with easy on-site assembly. Artist Information: Jane Atfield was a pioneering designer who began working with recycled plastics at a time when the impact of the world's abundance of plastic had yet to be understood. “In the ’90s, eco-design was somewhat marginalized and often seen as an eccentricity or a leftover from the hippy movement" the designer explains. "At that time, the emphasis was on status and style-driven design, which I felt alienated from." Atfield's revolutionary work in sustainability and eco-conscious design began during her time studying furniture design at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London. There, she came across a small sample of Missouri-based manufacturers Yemm & Hart’s recycled, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic board sheets. The sheets are created via compression molding, where molten flakes of recycled plastic are pressed into a panel via heat. Inspired by Gerrit Rietveld’s iconic 'Crate' chair, which had a boxy shape and used castaway materials, Atfield’s design featured clean lines and a simple silhouette that intentionally focused the eye on the material itself. Jane commissioned Yemm & Hart to produce a prototype, shown at her RCA graduation in 1992. The recycled plastic material was so vibrant that some viewers thought it was painted, flecked as it was with the colors of the bottles and the fragments of their labels and barcodes still recognizably contained within. After the RCP2 Chair’s successful debut, Atfield founded MADE OF WASTE, where she produced and designed new works from recycled plastic sheeting. Though Atfield never made more than 60 copies of the chair, it was a groundbreaking contribution to the evolution of furniture design, and one that Atfield has been widely recognized for since: versions of the RCP2 are part of the permanent collections at the V&A Museum, the British Craft Council, the Vitra Museum and the Design Museum of London, and the chair has been included in volumes about design by such publishers as Taschen.

Creator:
Jane Atfield (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Plastic,Machine-Made,Pressed
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2022
Production Type:
New & Custom(Limited Edition)
Estimated Production Time:
Available Now
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5176138846952

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