The aluminium Navy 1006 chair is an iconic classic; it was first designed in 1944 for American warships and is now produced by the American firm Emeco.
Emeco has now teamed up with Coca-Cola to produce the new 111 Navy chair, made from 111 recycled plastic Coke bottles.
The idea for the chair was thought up after Coca Cola approached The Museum of Modern Art for inspiration into a way they could utilise the waste plastic from their bottles. It was in 2006 that Coca Cola contacted chair manufacturer Emeco to recreate its iconic Navy Chair using RPET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) aka plastic bottles.
Each chair takes three minutes to make (three times longer than a traditional plastic chair) using Emeco’s advanced moulding technique, which gives the chair a distinctive, velvet finish that is scratch resistant.
The robustness of this chair makes it suitable for use both indoors and outdoors.
It is available in six colours: grass, persimmon, red, white, flint, charcoal.Costs £230, from the Conran Shop (0844-848 4000)
Comes with a 5 year warranty.
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