Cigarette filter vases: Indian designer dares to experiment

The dishes made from cigarette filters were designed by the designer from India Sachi Tungare. She presented a collection of ten items that can be used in the home.

The line is represented by ten plates and vases made of cigarette filters. In total, about 300 pieces went to create one item.

Cigarette butts are made of plastic fibers and paper. The designer had to assemble them, clean them with special products, mix with water and dyes. Upon contact of the mixture of filters with water, a precipitate formed, the lower part of which solidified. It was her that Sachi Tungare put into prepared forms.

The woman collected all the butts on her own. She managed to bring about several kilograms of filters to her laboratory.

The Indian designer wanted to once again draw attention to the issues of environmental pollution with plastic waste with her project. After all, about 4.5 trillion cigarette butts fall on the surface of the earth and water every year.

This idea is even used for the name of the collection. Translated from Hindi, it means combating plastic waste and reusing it.