Balenciaga has collaborated with Russian interior designer Harry Nuriev to create a clear sofa stuffed with offcuts and unsellable garments for Design Miami 2019.
Have you ever vacuum-packed your clothes before going on holiday so you can fit more than one single outfit into your tiny carry-on suitcase? If the answer’s yes, picture that, but make it fashun.
In an effort to combat the fashion industry’s serious sustainability problem, Balenciaga have teamed up with artist, architect, and furniture designer Harry Nuriev to create a sofa that you can actually buy. While I’m not sure how this might look in your average living room – you’d have to go very minimal on everything else to avoid a hoarders-nest-type-aesthetic – it’s a pretty awesome solution in my opinion to cutting down on unnecessary clothing waste.
Back in 2018, Burberry was slammed for burning over £90m worth of their products because they ‘didn’t want them to get stolen or sold cheaply.’ While they claimed that the energy generated from literally setting accessories, clothes, and perfume on fire was ‘captured’ (whatever that means), you’d think that given our current climate situation, they’d be acting a tad more embarrassed.
Fashion is rather terrible when it comes to impacting the environment. I mean, it’s officially the largest global consumer of water and throws out around one garbage truck worth of waste every minute. So, if there’s anything they can be doing (even if that means creating questionable household ornamentation that will probably never sell), I’m all for it.