We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Carter Zufelt about their original and creative Furniture Series design work. Carter Zufelt is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original furniture series works.
Carter Zufelt ("CZ") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Müll Furniture Series. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
CZ : To inspire others to recycle and pay more attention to the environment.
CZ : I wanted to showcase a new way to recycle. I also wanted to show that recycling is a beautiful process.
CZ : I hope to further the technology and produce other designs with recycling in mind.
CZ : This design took about a year to develop. I went through everything from research and sketching to prototyping and final production.
CZ : I found the transformation from a weak, flimsy plastic bag to a structural, sturdy furniture piece to be astounding. This was based off of my interest in recycling and the environment.
CZ : I intend to produce the work myself, but I am not opposed to sell/lease the production rights to another company.
CZ : My passion in environmental design and furniture.
CZ : Environmentally friendly consumer.
CZ : Rarely, if ever, do designers allow the recycled material to be on display. Typically it is colored and uniform, so the user can't connect with what the item was before. Mine, of course, is the opposite. I want to showcase the chaotic beauty that is recycling.
CZ : Müll means trash in German. Germany, Austria and Switzerland lead the world in recycling.
CZ : The plastic trash speaks for itself. It is allowed to be chaotically beautiful.
CZ : I worked with my professor, David Morgan. He was my mentor while designing the products.
CZ : The experimentation phase was very challenging. There were many, many failures. It took quite some time to develop a process I was satisfied with.
