Scott Jarvie’s Clutch Chair is made from 10,000 drinking straws, a comment on the disposable culture of our society.
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11 Comments
Boris on 08.26.2009 at 18:10 PM
I think it’s a magic chair, it can float and fly.
Design yourself, you’ll be more popular with our stuff.
itbitme on 08.26.2009 at 19:11 PM
It’s beautiful, but is it really “a comment on the disposable culture of our society”? Sometimes post-rationalization is painful…
Geoffry on 08.26.2009 at 19:24 PM
Not just disposable but our post super size fast food culture! Love the rainbow hue!
ale rod on 08.26.2009 at 22:27 PM
sorry i don’t like… don’t see clare!
much desing but little functionality!
Steve on 08.27.2009 at 12:41 PM
No, not a COMMENT on the disposable culture of our society.
It is an EXAMPLE of the disposable culture of our society. If this is made of new straws, not used ones dug from the trash, then you are just adding to the waste by making a non-functional object from new plastic.
redimei_objetosbinarios on 08.27.2009 at 17:11 PM
excelent!!!
reduse..reuse..recycle
maximosis on 08.28.2009 at 14:17 PM
Sorry to say this chair is not cool at all.
Nichole on 08.29.2009 at 21:28 PM
Stop whining! It is aesthetically pleasing… playful and creative.. or re-creative I should say. If it was made just to be a work of art, and not a functional chair, than it IS functional.
Sonn on 08.30.2009 at 03:00 AM
Oh come on, Nichole… don’t be so quick to dismiss those who critic as whiners. Oftentimes we have valid reasons to do so.
Yes this chair is aesthetically pleasing, playful and creative, but I very much agree with what Steve said. The problem here is not whether the chair is functional or not.
The designer or whoever claims the chair to be a ‘comment on the disposable culture of our society’. But like what Steve said, if the chair is made out of new straws and not used ones that have been reused, wouldn’t that logically defeat the purpose? There have been quite a lot of pretentious designs that disguise under ‘eco-friendliness’ just to make them more appealing and saleable. What do they take us for, gullible art enthusiasts?
But of course, having said all that, if Scott Jarvie’s Clutch Chair is indeed made out of recycled straws, I sincerely applaud him and look forward to what other things he can come out with through recycling.
oscar falcón lara on 09.04.2009 at 18:24 PM
I would totally make one (or buy one if they’re for sale), it is quite poignant on waste but totally cool.
amit on 09.08.2010 at 03:05 AM
Useless!
All the straws used are out of factory new.
an attempt to make such a chair with used straws would have been a lot more meaningful.
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