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{{Short description|Recycled plastic chair}} |
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| title = Emeco 111 Navy Chair |
| title = Emeco 111 Navy Chair |
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| image =https://www.flickr.com/photos/wicker-furniture/9887440624 |
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| caption = An Emeco 111 chair |
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| type = Furniture |
| type = Furniture |
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| company = [[Emeco]] |
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| available = Yes |
| available = Yes |
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| last production = Current |
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| url = [https://www.emeco.net/variants/emeco-111n-red-111-navy-chair-red-coca-cola Official website] |
| url = [https://www.emeco.net/variants/emeco-111n-red-111-navy-chair-red-coca-cola Official website] |
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== History == |
== History == |
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In 2006, [[Coca-Cola]] sought a means to keep their plastic bottles out of landfills, and sought product applications via manufacturing partnerships. They approached chair manufacturer Emeco, best known for manufacturing chairs from aluminum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Sustainable Design Book|last=Proctor|first=Rebecca|publisher=Laurence King|year=2015|isbn= |
In 2006, [[Coca-Cola]] sought a means to keep their plastic bottles out of landfills, and sought product applications via manufacturing partnerships. They approached chair manufacturer Emeco, best known for manufacturing chairs from aluminum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Sustainable Design Book|last=Proctor|first=Rebecca|publisher=Laurence King|year=2015|isbn=978-1780674735|location=London}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Vitamin Green|last=Bolchover|first=Joshua|publisher=Phaidon Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0714862293|location=New York}}</ref> Emeco's leadership "jumped on the project."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/14/coke-bottles-furniture-technology-security-10-recycling.html|title=A Second Life For Coke Bottles|last=Hickman|first=Matt|date=April 14, 2010|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> The company saw it as an opportunity to develop an innovative, structurally sound material and keep plastic bottles out of the landfill.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kingswell|first=Tamsin|year=2016|title=Materials Spotlight Rethinking Plastic|journal=MIX|volume=39|pages=76–79}}</ref> The two companies began to talk about the possibilities of recreating the iconic [[Navy Chair]] using [[PET bottle recycling|rPET]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.damnmagazine.net/2015/01/05/made-to-last/|title=MADE TO LAST – DAMN° Magazine|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> |
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== Development == |
== Development == |
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[[File:Emeco 111 Navy Chairs.jpg|thumb|A cafe using Emeco 111 Navy Chairs]]At the time Emeco began working to create the chair out of rPET, other companies were making rPET products such as T-shirts, bags, caps and notebooks.<ref name=":1" /> Soft recycled PET plastic was originally intended for short-lived fabric and textiles and Emeco needed to build a tough, one-piece, scratch-resistant chair for heavy-duty use.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Deppieri|first=Andrea|year=2014|title=TETE DE BOIS |
[[File:Emeco 111 Navy Chairs.jpg|thumb|A cafe using Emeco 111 Navy Chairs]]At the time Emeco began working to create the chair out of [[Polyethylene terephthalate#Environmental concerns|rPET]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-04|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Polyethylene terephthalate#Environmental concerns|reason= The anchor (Environmental concerns) [[Special:Diff/1227250853|has been deleted]].}}, other companies were making rPET products such as T-shirts, bags, caps and notebooks.<ref name=":1" /> Soft recycled PET plastic was originally intended for short-lived fabric and textiles and Emeco needed to build a tough, one-piece, scratch-resistant chair for heavy-duty use.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Deppieri|first=Andrea|year=2014|title=TETE DE BOIS|journal=Pasajes Arquitectura|language=es|volume=133|pages=52–60|issn=1575-1937}}</ref> |
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Emeco’s engineering team worked for |
Emeco’s engineering team worked for four years to create a material made of recycled PET plastic that is made into pellets. Those pellets are mixed with glass fiber and color pigment.<ref name=":1" /> Each chair starts out as {{Convert|6|kg}} of plastic pellets that are melted down and then injection-molded into the shape of the 1006 Navy Chair. Craftsmen add the H brace to make the chair sturdier and they smooth out any imperfections that result from injection moulding.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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The resulting 111 Navy Chair has the identical design of the 1006 Navy Chair. The one-piece design is scratch-resistant and suitable for heavy-duty use.<ref name=":0" /> |
The resulting 111 Navy Chair has the identical design of the 1006 Navy Chair. The one-piece design is scratch-resistant and suitable for heavy-duty use.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Each 111 Navy Chair is made of at least 111 recycled PET plastic |
Each 111 Navy Chair is made of at least 111 recycled PET plastic bottles—65% post consumer PET—with 35% glass fiber and pigment; this gives the chair its name.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=iF product design award yearbook 2011|date=May 1, 2011|publisher=iF Design Media|isbn=9783942776011|editor-last=GmbH|editor-first=iF International Forum Design|location=Hannover, Germany}}</ref> The chair comes in six colors and passes all commercial requirements—it is structurally strong, fire retardant and cleanable.<ref name=":4" /> |
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== Results == |
== Results == |
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As of late 2016, over 22 million plastic bottles have been kept out of the landfill and made into 111 Navy Chairs. Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder said in an interview with Forbes magazine |
As of late 2016, over 22 million plastic bottles have been kept out of the landfill and made into 111 Navy Chairs. Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder said in an interview with ''Forbes'' magazine "We’ve turned something many people throw away into something you want and can keep for a long, long time."<ref name=":2"/> |
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The chair sells at a much lower price than the original.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> |
The chair sells at a much lower price than the original aluminium version of the Navy Chair.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Products introduced in 2010]] |
[[Category:Products introduced in 2010]] |
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[[Category:Chairs]] |
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[[Category:Individual models of furniture]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 27 July 2024
| Type | Furniture |
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| Inception | 2010 |
| Manufacturer | Emeco |
| Available | Yes |
| Website | Official website |
The Emeco 111 Navy Chair is a recycled plastic chair manufactured by Emeco. It is based on the Emeco 1006 chair originally built for Navy warships during World War II.[1]
History
[edit]In 2006, Coca-Cola sought a means to keep their plastic bottles out of landfills, and sought product applications via manufacturing partnerships. They approached chair manufacturer Emeco, best known for manufacturing chairs from aluminum.[2][3] Emeco's leadership "jumped on the project."[1] The company saw it as an opportunity to develop an innovative, structurally sound material and keep plastic bottles out of the landfill.[4] The two companies began to talk about the possibilities of recreating the iconic Navy Chair using rPET.[5]
Development
[edit]
At the time Emeco began working to create the chair out of rPET[broken anchor], other companies were making rPET products such as T-shirts, bags, caps and notebooks.[3] Soft recycled PET plastic was originally intended for short-lived fabric and textiles and Emeco needed to build a tough, one-piece, scratch-resistant chair for heavy-duty use.[6]
Emeco’s engineering team worked for four years to create a material made of recycled PET plastic that is made into pellets. Those pellets are mixed with glass fiber and color pigment.[3] Each chair starts out as 6 kilograms (13 lb) of plastic pellets that are melted down and then injection-molded into the shape of the 1006 Navy Chair. Craftsmen add the H brace to make the chair sturdier and they smooth out any imperfections that result from injection moulding.[3][5]
The resulting 111 Navy Chair has the identical design of the 1006 Navy Chair. The one-piece design is scratch-resistant and suitable for heavy-duty use.[2]
Each 111 Navy Chair is made of at least 111 recycled PET plastic bottles—65% post consumer PET—with 35% glass fiber and pigment; this gives the chair its name.[7] The chair comes in six colors and passes all commercial requirements—it is structurally strong, fire retardant and cleanable.[7]
Results
[edit]As of late 2016, over 22 million plastic bottles have been kept out of the landfill and made into 111 Navy Chairs. Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder said in an interview with Forbes magazine "We’ve turned something many people throw away into something you want and can keep for a long, long time."[1]
The chair sells at a much lower price than the original aluminium version of the Navy Chair.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hickman, Matt (April 14, 2010). "A Second Life For Coke Bottles". Forbes. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Proctor, Rebecca (2015). The Sustainable Design Book. London: Laurence King. ISBN 978-1780674735.
- ^ a b c d e Bolchover, Joshua (2012). Vitamin Green. New York: Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0714862293.
- ^ Kingswell, Tamsin (2016). "Materials Spotlight Rethinking Plastic". MIX. 39: 76–79.
- ^ a b "MADE TO LAST – DAMN° Magazine". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ Deppieri, Andrea (2014). "TETE DE BOIS". Pasajes Arquitectura (in Spanish). 133: 52–60. ISSN 1575-1937.
- ^ a b GmbH, iF International Forum Design, ed. (May 1, 2011). iF product design award yearbook 2011. Hannover, Germany: iF Design Media. ISBN 9783942776011.