ddp design fair

As a designer and artist, I wondered what I can do about environmental pollution, which has become a key social issue, came up with an idea about a product based on a new circular economy system instead of plastics and found out food materials that have lost their economic value are being thrown away. That’s how we decided to use bioplastics made from tea leaves that were discarded because of not meeting the quality requirements to create a product with a metaphor of “Korean traditional tile roof”. When used individually, it can be used as a tray. When stacked together, it can be made into a stool, bench or partition and customized in various sizes according to the client's request.

I wanted to study more about environmental issues other than plastics. I wanted to create a design based on a circular economy that has a Korean look and new values and stories and also visually and physically appealing. I really enjoyed the collaboration since I could reach a satisfying result by working with a designer who could understand me really well.

It was a pleasant experience to solve a problem based on a new approach, bioplastics, especially at a time when I was interested in environmental issues and upcycled design. It was an experience that made me think about the future when the discarded materials would be thrown away again someday, not just about the discarded things being recycled.