Bench turns plastic waste into beautiful outdoor furniture
The Torii Bench began with a simple question asked every day at Placyle: what if plastic waste could be turned into something beautiful? The idea…
Ida Torres is a writer at Yanko Design. She graduated with a degree in Film and Audio Visual Communication from the University of the Philippines and holds certificates in Digital Marketing Communications. She previously worked in the PR, advertising, and events industry and also taught communication subjects at the collegiate level. She has been writing for social media, books and publishing, pop culture, technology news, and design for the past 10 years.
The Torii Bench began with a simple question asked every day at Placyle: what if plastic waste could be turned into something beautiful? The idea…
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