Common Sands

Sand is cheap and difficult to recycle but carbon-heavy sand mining is marked by both material scarcity and ecological disaster. The Common Sands project  makes tiles using glass from discarded ovens and microwaves. The project was initiated by Studio Plastique and continued in collaboration with Norwegian studio Snøhetta. The tiles do not have the perfect factory finish we have grown to expect but, rather than trying to standardise something that could not be standardised, the project is transforming e-waste glass into a sustainable and unique product.

Snøhetta plans to use the tiles in its architecture, landscape and interior projects.

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