SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

The sustainable products designed by the Ateliê Volante can be divided in two lines. The first is made of 2D-3D paper items (toys, caps, wallets, pencil boxes, portfolios, pop-up cards, frames), that are cut in kraft paperboard sheets and printed, to be mounted by folding and snapping without glue or adhesive. Besides, reversible, being made of strong kraft paper (200-300g/m²) printed and protected with non-toxic products, they are also recyclable and biodegradable.

The second consists in furniture and other design products (stools, hangers, lamps, boards, racks, tables, cushions, toys) made with cardboard boxes, tubes and other discarded materials (wooden handles, plastic bottles, rubber tires and air cameras). These materials are recycled to make modules (tripods, zigzags, planks and discs), that can be easily connected, disconnected and reconnected in a variety of forms for different functions. So mountable and transformable, the cardboard reinforced with wood structure makes the furniture pieces at the same time lightweight and very resistant (+100Kg). Treated and painted with non-toxic products they are also recyclable and biodegradable.

In the recycling process, the materials are not decomposed, consequently reducing to a minimum the need of water and energy. They are prepared and treated with non-toxic products, avoiding any air or water contamination.

Furthermore, the Ateliê Volante, besides its own collection, engages waste pickers and their cooperatives to obtain the materials still in good conditions to reuse in its production.

Easy to install and to operate, the production process was designed in a sequence of procedures in separate stations, as to optimize the flow through the steps and avoid interference or pollution.

The production can be more or less mechanized with software, printers, stencils or stamps; plotters, cutters, knives or scissors; either with electric as with manual tools, being adaptable to small spaces.

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