Posts Tagged ‘South African Design’

My favourites…

Sean Smith started working with tyres because he wanted to create furniture that is chic and enjoyable, fun and durable. TYRED Sustainable Lifestyle Furniture helps the environment, as only recycled tyres are used but the project is also making a social impact by employing men “from on the side of the road”. Each chair costs R2000 (around 200 €), of which R800 (around 80 €) goes to a chosen charity www.employmen.co.za – R800 (around 80 €) goes back to the designer and R400 (around 40 €) to production.

In retrospect of the Design Indaba 2010: This amazing collaboration with a couple of SA young, up & coming designers has been created – a series of about 10 original custom made tyred chairs with all kinds of motives… If I had to choose.. these are my three favorites.

For for more information check out www.tyred.co.za