DESIGN EXPLORATION 2

KARIM RASHID is one of the most significant cultural shapers in the world today.

He is a leading figure in the fields of product, furniture, fashion, lighting and art.

He believe our spaces should be curved and conceptual, and engage technology, visuals, colours, as well as all the needs that are intrinsic to living a simpler, less cluttered but more sensual envelopment. 

He called it design “sensual minimalism”. 
“Sensualism” is mean which you concentrate on the subject matter of the object rather than on the form of the object.

According to KARIM RASHID's design, contemporary design is something new and simply.

Nowadays, people start to seek designs for furniture that can be stark, yet functional.
To summarize, contemporary furniture can be classified as urban and innovative in regards to current furniture trends.

As we known, plastic is a kind of material that not so good at the environmental movement.

Some type of plastic can not be recycled and give harm to our environment.
But according to my research, some of them can be recycled also.

Plastic is actually a kind of material that sustainable, recyclable, durable, malleable, comfortable.
With new technologies such as rotomoulding, plastic able to be created sensual and organic shapes that have never existed.

Polymer Types	Examples of applications	Symbol
Polyethylene Terephthalate	Fizzy drink and water bottles. Salad trays.	null
High Density Polyethylene	Milk bottles, bleach, cleaners and most shampoo bottles.	null
Polyvinyl Chloride	Pipes, fittings, window and door frames (rigid PVC). Thermal insulation (PVC foam) and automotive parts.	null
Low Density Polyethylene	Carrier bags, bin liners and packaging films.	null
Polypropylene	Margarine tubs, microwaveable meal trays, also produced as fibres and filaments for carpets, wall coverings and vehicle upholstery.	null
Polystyrene	Yoghurt pots, foam hamburger boxes and egg cartons, plastic cutlery, protective packaging for electronic goods and toys. Insulating material in the building and construction industry.	null
Unallocated References	Any other plastics that do not fall into any of the above categories - for example polycarbonate which is often used in glazing for the aircraft industry	null

About the symbol of the plastic,
LINK: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321