Second life for landfill waste

By Nargess Shahmanesh-Banks and Nargess Shahmanesh-Banks Nargess Shahmanesh-Banks2009-09-17T13:07:00+01:00

Wasted - exhibition at the V&A for London Design Week

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Exhibition by RCA graduate demonstrates how unrecycled waste can be transformed into useful products

Architect and recent RCA graduate Ian Douglas-Jones and designer Ben Rousseau have created a vast architectural seating strata using materials reclaimed by Elvis & Kresse, a firm that works with re-engineering waste to create lifestyle accessories.

Conceived by Arts Co Wasted - the organisation that curates art and design exhibitions - Wasted will be presented in the tunnel connecting the London Underground to The Victoria & Albert Museum and is exhibited as part of .

The project aims to demonstrate how tonnes of traditionally unrecycled waste that end up in landfill can be reclaimed and used to create interesting lifestyle products.

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Venue: The , Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL. From 19 - 27 September 2009. Opening Hours 鈥� 10.00 to 17.45 daily, 10.00 to 22.00 Fridays.
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