The sofa is a direct reference to the pandemic and is created with personal protective equipment (PPEs) collected by the people of Pergine Valsugana, Italy
The masks were kept for a month in sealed bags to guarantee that there were no microbes, later they disinfected them using ozone sprays
Estimates predict that over 75% of these masks will end up in the trash or float in rivers and degrade into microplastics over 450 years
Single-use masks, which are made of plastic, cannot be processed through traditional recycling facilities and are often burned or improperly disposed of.
Tobia has worked with Alberto Caiola Studio (Shanghai), an award-winning interior design firm, later he worked as a freelance designer in Reykjavik. (Iceland)
Zambotti's goal with the project was to change something considered trash into something valuable.