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Care about the umbrella

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Medium or Format: Umbrella surface made of GRS certified recycled PET beverage bottle recycled fabric, metal, logs, glass fiber
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Dimensions and/or Technical Information: Umbrella: 890mm, radius of umbrella surface (length of umbrella bone):585mm
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The umbrella cover of "Care Umbrella" selects the fabric made of recycled PET beverage bottles. Compared with the new polyester fiber, IPET fabric can not only reduce the extraction of petroleum raw materials, but also reduce energy consumption by 70%, water consumption by 86% and carbon footprint by 75%. Each "care umbrella" is equivalent to the full 6 recycled PET beverage bottles of new life,

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Short Description of Work

"Care about the umbrella" by the business ecological studio creation. Each umbrella is made from six plastic bottles, hoping to give new life to PET beverage bottles while promoting the concept of recycling and sustainable packaging, promoting public awareness and behavior change, and creating greater value together. The umbrella cover of "Care Umbrella" selects the fabric made of recycled PET beverage bottles. Compared with the new polyester fiber, IPET fabric can not only reduce the extraction of petroleum raw materials, but also reduce energy consumption by 70%, water consumption by 86% and carbon footprint by 75%. Each "care umbrella" is equivalent to the full 6 recycled PET beverage bottles of new life,
The rejuvenated beauty of the countryside meets the drink bottle on the umbrella. We hope that through the "care umbrella" this daily thing to convey care, so that more people can see the beauty of the countryside and care for the beauty of nature. The world is so quietly changing,

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Where did the drinking bottles go? What kind of magical journey would it take if six plastic bottles were turned into a beautiful umbrella?
"Care about the umbrella" by the business ecological studio creation. Each umbrella is made from six plastic bottles, hoping to give new life to PET beverage bottles while promoting the concept of recycling and sustainable packaging, promoting public awareness and behavior change, and creating greater value together.
The beauty of the countryside
Different geographical features, diverse cultures, full of local traditions and oriental wisdom. Each village has its own story. Swedish designer Magnus Valdemarsson, walking along China's country roads, from Shengli Village on Chongming Island in Shanghai, to Jiulong Village in Fujian, to Zhoucheng Village and Azhenke Village in Yunnan, captures the beautiful beauty of China's countryside from an artist's perspective, and finally sets the moment of beauty on the umbrella surface of the "care umbrella.
Plastic bottle recycling
The umbrella cover of "Care Umbrella" selects the fabric made of recycled PET beverage bottles. Compared with the new polyester fiber, IPET fabric can not only reduce the extraction of petroleum raw materials, but also reduce energy consumption by 70%, water consumption by 86% and carbon footprint by 75%. Each "care umbrella" is equivalent to the full 6 recycled PET beverage bottles of new life,
We care about
The rejuvenated beauty of the countryside meets the drink bottle on the umbrella. We hope that through the "care umbrella" this daily thing to convey care, so that more people can see the beauty of the countryside and care for the beauty of nature. The world is so quietly changing,

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Commercial ecological studio, Swedish designer Magnus Valdemarsson creating umbrella patterns
Floor 2, Lane 2, 637 Changle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

Business Ecology is a professional organization focused on sustainable innovation research, consulting, communication and education.
Since 2009, the business ecology team has been active in the field of sustainable development and published China's first bilingual financial magazine "Business Ecology Business Ecology", which focuses on the concept and practice of sustainable development. Long-term attention has been paid to cutting-edge issues such as climate change, circular economy, garbage classification, ecological fashion, plastic recycling and recycling, CSR and social innovation.
We are committed to disseminating sustainable business ideas and lifestyles to professionals and the public through content creation and research, public communication, education, training and consulting on sustainable innovation issues, and promoting systematic thinking, learning and cooperation among responsible parties to empower China's green economy.

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