studio jens praet: shredded collection

studio jens praet: shredded collection images courtesy of studio jens praet / kaitey whitehead

belgium-born, florence-based designer studio jens praet has expanded upon ‘the shredded collection’, a series of furniture pieces constructed from shredded paper and magazines mixed with resin. the collection, which originates from a concern about the amount of paper being wasted globally, re-purposes materials created for mass consumption – like magazines – into limited edition works. each piece, unique in color and appearance is composed of shredded magazines and classified documents that have been rendered unreadable. once being mixed with pigmented resin, the objects are moulded, hardened and finished by hand.

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the ‘shredded collection side table’ is made from 6kg of shredded ‘details’ magazine

the ‘shredded collection table’ is made from 12kg of shredded ‘fast company’ magazines

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the ‘shredded collection console’ is made from 5kg of shredded ‘art in america’ magazines

detail of console

the ‘shredded collection shelf’ is made from 4kg of shredded ‘ROBB report’ magazines

(left) detail of shelf (right) detail of bench

the ‘shredded collection bench’ is made from 3kg of shredded capitol file and white paper