Cyrc Dignifies Post-Industrial Plastic Through Circular Design
Led by Guy Snover and Daniel Martinez, the Montréal-based studio, Cyrc, pioneers the beauty of circular design with 5 new collections of 3D-printed vessels.
It?s a sobering statistic, but less than 10% of plastic waste produced globally is properly recycled. While many makers turn a blind eye, designers Guy Snover and Daniel Martinez find an untapped resource with which their Montréal-based studio is pioneering the beauty of conscious design for interior decor. Cyrc ? a portmanteau combining ?recycle? and ?circular? ? is a moniker that clearly defines the cofounders? creative practice and ethos. ?We’re trying to bring that notion of what a circular economy is into people’s houses, into their conversations. We sometimes saw we?re making that economic model the centerpiece,? Martinez says. The two are applying their fine arts backgrounds and technical know-how to tackle the horrors of waste using traceable recycled PLA filament ? formally food packaging ? as a raw material to 3D print their sculptural objects.
Cyrc?s latest offerings trade the hyper-pigmented, often saccharine colors associated with plastics saturating the home accessories market for deep jewel tones and complementary neutrals in a finish quality somewhere between eggshell and satin. Inspired by the Baroque oil paintings of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, inky hues lend themselves to a richer expression of shadow and form, imbuing each artifact with a bit of solemnity not often afforded...
It?s a sobering statistic, but less than 10% of plastic waste produced globally is properly recycled. While many makers turn a blind eye, designers Guy Snover and Daniel Martinez find an untapped resource with which their Montréal-based studio is pioneering the beauty of conscious design for interior decor. Cyrc ? a portmanteau combining ?recycle? and ?circular? ? is a moniker that clearly defines the cofounders? creative practice and ethos. ?We’re trying to bring that notion of what a circular economy is into people’s houses, into their conversations. We sometimes saw we?re making that economic model the centerpiece,? Martinez says. The two are applying their fine arts backgrounds and technical know-how to tackle the horrors of waste using traceable recycled PLA filament ? formally food packaging ? as a raw material to 3D print their sculptural objects.
Cyrc?s latest offerings trade the hyper-pigmented, often saccharine colors associated with plastics saturating the home accessories market for deep jewel tones and complementary neutrals in a finish quality somewhere between eggshell and satin. Inspired by the Baroque oil paintings of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, inky hues lend themselves to a richer expression of shadow and form, imbuing each artifact with a bit of solemnity not often afforded...
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