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A young, Japanese designer, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, has found a new use for ceramic roofing tiles, a material that is very difficult to recycle. He turns them into bar stools. Not only is the material free, since it comes from landfills, but it helps out the environment too. Hayashi has no shortage of materials to work with since every year approximately 65,000 (or 5% of all kawara tiles in Japan) are stamped defective and thrown out.
[b]How it’s made[/b]
Because the roofing tiles are defective in some way, Hayashi has to start out by removing the blemished part. Any cracked or chipped portions of the tiles are first removed so that the finished product doesn’t look second rate. Next, Hayashi builds a sturdy, custom-sized frame for each tile. The custom size allows the curved tile to lock in place without the use of any glues or adhesives making this bar stool even more environmentally friendly. Finally, Hayashi paints the stool’s frame to compliment the kawara tile.
[b]Other features[/b]
Hayashi’s unique barstool isn’t just aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly. It’s got some other cool features as well. For instance, the curvature of the shingle/seat naturally promotes good posture. Also, because the shingles were initially designed to serve as roofing materials, they are extremely weather resistant. They are impervious to rain and extreme temperatures making them great for outdoor seating. Finally, the barstools are designed to fit right up against each other. You can put as many of them together as you’d like to form benches of varying lengths. Ironically, the worst thing about the bar stool is probably sitting on it. The very hard tile seat doesn’t look especially comfortable. It’s probably safe to say that it wasn’t Hayashi’s main objective going in to the project however.
[b]Hayashi’s goal[/b]
The roofing tile barstool is only one of many projects Hayashi is working on. He is currently looking at more ways to use defective manufacturing waste to create useful products. His long term goal is to partner with many companies around the world to reduce manufacturing waste while creating environmentally friendly products. We’re interested to see what he comes up with for asphalt shingles.
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Source:
mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/blogs/discarded-japanese-roofing-tiles-reborn-as-ergonomic-bar-stools
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