MUSSELBLOMMA

IKEA

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MUSSELBLOMMA is a collection consisting of a bag, two cushion covers, and a tablecloth, all crafted from recycled plastic. The project's goal is to promote awareness of ocean plastic waste and highlight the diverse uses and opportunities presented by recycled materials.

The polyester fabric used in the project is made from recycled plastic, including PET plastic waste caught in nets in the Mediterranean Sea and collected by Spanish fishermen. After the collection, the plastic is aggregated in containers onshore in ports, and is then cleaned, sorted, mechanically recycled and together with recycled PET bottles made into yarn and fabric. The whole supply chain for the products is located in Spain.

The initiative is committed to remove 9Kg of waste (other plastics, metal, rubber, glass and other materials) from the ocean for every kilo of PET plastic waste used to make the polyester fabric.

2019
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IF Awards Winner 2021

Bronze Delta 2020

The collection includes a simple and modern pattern with circles, squares and triangles combined with a shape that reminds of a fish.

The colours in the collection are taken from the sea: different greens and turquoise combined with coral that brings light and happiness to the pattern.