85
per cent high-density
and 15 per cent low-
density polyethylene,
plus a biodegradable
additive make up the
BOPP film covering
the couchCUSHIONED CIRCULARITY
For Design Miami 2019, Balenciaga tapped artist, architect and designer
Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios to create a one-off, environmentally
conscious sofa using damaged or otherwise unsellable clothing
and offcuts from the collections of past seasons. Nuriev – who also
collaborated with Balenciaga for The Office, a Design Miami 2018
installation – was inspired by the form of an over-stuffed recliner.
Words Lauren Grace Morris
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material elements were used to
build the Balenciaga sofa: the
branded clothes and textiles,
foam, transparent BOPP film,
plywood base and metal legs
crosby-studios.com
balenciaga.commillion tonnes of waste is
estimated to be generated each
year by the EU’s textile industry,
according to a 2017 statement
by the European Commission2019
was the year that Balenciaga’s
parent company Kering
signed the Fashion Pact,
a commitment made by a
global coalition of companies
to actively work towards key
environmental goals2.8x1.8x1
metres are its dimensions
150
kilograms is the weight of
the multicoloured piece
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