VEIL-STOOL
THE-ENEMY
during the pandemic, BILLIONS-OF-SINGLE-USE-FACE-MASKS-WERE-BEING-USED-EACH-MONTH>
many sources said SINGLE-USE-FACE-MASKS-COULD-NOT-BE-RECYCLED>
FACE-MASKS-WERE-POLLUTING-OUR-WATERWAYS<-STREETS-AND-ENVIRONMENT
THE-PIECE
the veil stool is made from over 4,000 discarded disposable face masks collected from the streets of london during the coronavirus pandemic. on collection, the face masks were disinfected with ozone spray and quarantined in sunlight for 4 weeks. the stool was created on an experimental discovery that 3-ply face masks can be spun into a soft yarn as well as being melted into a dense polypropylene structure.
globally, we use 129 billion face masks every month. that translates to 3 million per minute.
- national geographic
“VEIL”
the name “VEIL” comes from the notion of a veil being a fine material used to conceal the face, similar to that of a face mask. veil's are generally considered beautiful and therefore the name implies that it can be possible to see beauty in an object that is often found discarded.
LONDON-DESIGN-FESTIVAL
exhibiting veil stool at design london exhibition 22-25th september in the greenwich district.
