- PriestmanGoode Creates Knot Waste furniture for ArtHouse Jersey Exhibition
- The design uses a minimalistic approach, with components cut from a single sheet of waste material, held together by rope.
- Project: Knot Waste
- Designer:
- PriestmanGoode
- Category:
- Furniture
- Images: PriestmanGoode
PriestmanGoode, the design studio focused on a better, more sustainable future has created a new furniture system: the Knot Waste table for Skipton Big Ideas: Where Waste Meets Design. The exhibition was held at ArtsHouse Jersey till 31 July 2022. The new design demonstrates how circularity can be applied to furniture design, through a simple, intuitive and modular approach.
Knot Waste is the latest in a range of concepts and projects developed by PriestmanGoode focused on addressing the need to reduce waste. The new design uses a minimalistic approach, with components cut from a single sheet of waste material, using an easy-to-follow template and held together by rope. Complex joints that require specialist tools have been eliminated so the table can be made with just a hand saw. By reducing the number of table parts and tools required, the assembly process is simplified and minimal or zero waste is generated.
Luke Hannon, designer at PriestmanGoode, explains,
“We were invited to create a modular system that follows a consistent assembly process so that the size, shape and proportions of the table can be completely customised depending on the materials available. For instance, if you wanted to build a large table using a standard plywood sheet size and waste rope, you could also adapt that same method to build a smaller coffee table or stool.”
The project encourages people to see the value and opportunities in repurposing waste materials. Hannon adds that
“ The system allows the user to become actively involved in sourcing, designing, creating and building their own piece of furniture from start to finish. The result is a sustainable, bespoke piece that is completely customised to the user’s needs, which is at the heart of our dedication to human-centric design in all of our projects”.
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