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Title:
Relic recycled plant pot
Object name(s):
garden and horticultural equipment; plant pot
Brief description:
A recycled polypropylene plant pot in the 'kaboom' colourway, made by Relic, the own brand of Precious Plastic Lancaster. This start-up is connected to the international Precious Plastic global movement which seeks to create community-centric plastic artisans, and was originally developed by Dave Hakkens as part of his studies with the Design Academy in Eindhoven, Holland in 2012. Using open-source machinery and designs, low-volume, craft-based businesses are supported in the collection, shredding and recycling of waste plastics into new products. It is estimated that approximately 1000 people, groups and organisations are currently working with Precious Plastic machines and knowledge as at 2021. The Precious Plastic Lancaster team source their polypropylene from bottle tops, hangers and broken Tupperware, with the swirls and layers within each plant pot being unique.
Collection:
Museum of Design in Plastics
Associated concept:
house and garden
Colour:
red
Colour:
white
Colour:
black
Colour:
yellow
Dimension:
height 85 mm
Dimension:
diameter 98 mm
Inscription content:
5 PP in plastics indentification code triangle
Inscription method:
moulded
Inscription position:
beneath
Material:
plastic
Material:
PP
Material:
polypropylene
Object name:
garden and horticultural equipment; plant pot
Object number:
AIBDC : 008622
Object production date:
2021
Object production organisation:
Relic
Organisation's association:
Manufacturer
Object production person:
Unknown
Person's association:
Designer
Object production place:
UK
Technique:
injection moulded

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99733d4f-4335-39f1-96d2-23ef55d9d8a5

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99733d4f-4335-39f1-96d2-23ef55d9d8a5, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY

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