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For the Milan Design Week 2019, Rossana Orlandi<\/a><\/em> launched Ro Plastic Prize, in collaboration with Dezeen (editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was a member of the prize jury). Each of the four winners of the Ro Plastic Prize received a prize of \u20ac10,000. The competition forms part of Orlandi’s Guiltless Plastic initiative<\/em><\/a>, which exists to champion the responsible use of the material. Orlandi, after having worked more than 20 years in fashion as a spin yarn consultant for labels such Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan, in 2002 she decided to transfer her passion for design as a private collector into an innovative gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner of the design cathegory was Alexander Schul<\/em><\/a> with his Substantial furniture collection. The pieces are made from sheets of recycled plastic (HIPS: high impact polystyrene). He writes on his website: “The form and structure of the furniture originate from the idea of combining efficient production methods, functionality and timeless elegance, with the formative possibilities that the material holds within itself…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A really interesting project, except that the Substantial Chair looks like a copy of the Shell Chair by Barber&Osgerby<\/em><\/a> (2004, manifactured by Isokon Plus). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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