mousso koroba

mousso koroba by François-xavier Loucheur from germany

designer's own words:

Mousso koroba is a project lead in Mali - Africa. Mousso koroba is a rocking chair made of reused plastic bags. Mousso koroba is a term used for old and respectable woman in traditional Bambara language.

for the environment:
The intention of the project was to create a chair that fits with the Malian Lifestyle, reusing plastic bags that pollute the streets of Bamako and kill the animals eating them.

For the people:
Women associations and handicapped workers, who don’t have an easy access to the work, realized the prototypes that you can see on the pictures. Through their work, they earned money, and got consideration and confidence.

Ropes made of plastic bags

copy_1459_2.jpg Foldable rocking chairs

copy_1229_3.jpg Let’s rock!