P Series
Urban and Public Furniture Design
P Series is a pair of urban furniture for public encounters, local connections, and sustainable interaction downright for humans and nature. The furniture are designed for people to meet at and use, for local ecosystems to gain foothold and strengthen subsequently from a pandemic time, and essentially for people and nature to interact in longevity through the adaptation of circular thinking. The project started with observation and analysis about people’s behaviour and needs, as well as technical requirements of the furniture, in public spaces in different geographical locations and weather conditions. The goal was to design furniture made out of 100% recycled and recyclable plastic; for this reason, after long research and studies, the EcoAllene® material was chosen and naturally a partnership was established with its producer Ecoplasteam. P Series is made with existing extrusion tools and profiles, usually used for other types of product. This approach avoids the production of new specific molds and shows the possibility of making new products with standards, thus reducing the pollution impact on the environment. P Series is based on extrusion pieces stacked on top of each other to create solid and self-supportive columns and beams. These construction elements, created with repairable and replaceable extruded parts, can be seamlessly used to create a system of construction that follows simplified principles and has a distinctive visual continuity. Within the recycled plastic material are present some aluminum flakes that give stronger technical properties (such as a major resistance to weather elements) and also a particular reflection and appealing effect. P Series includes two pieces of furniture: P44 and P46 . P44 are 44.350 1 liter food and drink waste containers (such as Tetra Pak ones) transformed into a playful, modular and colorful bench. The furniture reflects the several seating, interacting, leaning, relaxing and playing possibilities. P44 has two backrests which can be used in several ways such as small tables for reading a book or having lunch break, as armrest, as leaning support or in every other way up to the user’s creativity and need. P46 are 46.400 1 liter food and drink waste containers (such as Tetra Pak ones) converted into a generous and comfortable armchair that brings nature inside our urban environment. P46 gives the possibility of seating, reading and relaxing under the shadow of a plant, and brings green area in our public spaces thanks to its integrated vase 60x60cm. A solution that connects people and nature together.