The VENEZIA shelf is made of 2 wall BRACKETs and a recycled plastic board 60x20cm. The board of this white recycled plastic shelf is made from a hundred pots of yogurt.
NB: Each tray has its own story and is unique, colors and patterns can vary, that’s what makes this collection so charming.
A sustainable approach
TIPTOE’s mission is to make sustainable furniture, well-designed, well-made and build to last. In line with these values, we have spent several months putting together this collection of tables and shelf units in recycled plastic, designed with the future of furniture firmly in mind. There’s still a long way to go, but we firmly believe that our sector, too, must align with new modes of consumption and we want, in our own small way, to start the ball rolling!
A minimalist and surprising shelf
Our aim is to demonstrate that it is possible to design objects in recycled plastic that combine beauty and timeless style as well as being long-lasting. The challenge we faced was to go beyond mere recycling and to create extraordinary items that make us completely forget the previous use of the plastic from which they are made!
The shelf of this white, recycled plastic shelf unit is made from approximately 100 yoghurt pots! This explains the board’s white colouring! The burst of colours, gold and silver, come from label fragments which also give us clues about its previous incarnation! It’s actually a nod to Terrazzo, the celebrated mineral material, also traditionally made from cast-offs of other bits of mineral waste. Each shelf unit is unique and has its own, individual history, that of plastic given a second youth through recycling!