Here at Ecofriend we dig for everything that comes under the category of ecological. We are keen to bring the best of the news from eco-world…be it huge, significant, globe-turning projects or minor, less significant but interesting concepts and products. Like the Newspaper Furniture conjured by designer Yasmin Sethi! Ideally people buy a piece of furniture to house the newspapers, but contrary to the practice, here is a sturdy, practical collection of furniture made by recycling the much unavoidable newspaper! Yasmin dared to and designed a chair and a table as a part of her final project during her Foundation in Art and Design. Realizing that when rolled, newspapers render great strength, she crafted a chair with backrest made out of tightly rolled newspapers that have been bound together. Even the table is made by folding the sheets of a newspaper to make a petal shape.
Though decorative in design it also follows the law of physics and helps to distribute weight evenly and thereby fulfils the weight bearing function of a table. The structure is further strengthened by placing newspaper rolls inside the petals. The overhead view of this table is very pretty and looks like a flower. Lastly a sheet of clear Perspex is placed on top of the table base.
Hey, but what if a glass of water or hot coffee is spilled on it?
