2019 Edition

Parasite Mat is a 100% guiltless plastic cushion, thought to bring homey comfort into the urban jam.
It is a handy tool to make citizens better adapt to their sharpen corners. Parasite Mat is book shaped. The front page is hard, flat and thick, it provides solid support and stability.
The back cover is fluffy-puffy, it gently hosts its user covering hostile urban edges. The P. Mat is all made of recycled polyester coming from plastic bottles, which are still nowadays belonging to our outdoor habits. It sounds interesting to repurpose this pollutant material as a personal cushion designed to be
in the city. This circularity is possible thanks to high standard processes. The Multilayer knitted technology makes Parasite Mat unique in its properties. it is made through a continuous process that leads to a waste-free production. Cutting edges machines allow to almost completely cut out waste
in the production of knitted fabrics. The manufacture of recycled polyester brings to a huge variety of structures, textures and configurations. Here two of them are selected to fulfil comfort and practical needs: Takano spacer and Chesterfield knit – 3d knitted cushion. The innovative combination of knitted spacer structures and flat-knitted fabrics provides a comfortable experience through flexibility and tension. It plays with the contrast between hard and soft, rough and gentle. Extreme tear resistant knits with high breathability and variable elasticity make it perfectly fit outdoor.
Spacer fabrics enable 3D knitted products to have high shock
and impact-absorption properties. Therefore the Parasite Mat can adapt to diverse situations such as turning into a bike rack cushion, wrapping metallic bollards or make public stairs temporary colored sofas. Parasite Mat always covers your back!