Inexpensive plastic bags are transformed into fishing lines using well known craftsmanship.

 

Línuvinnsla Reykjavíkur is based around ancient rope making, a craftsmanship that has disappeared from the Icelandic environment, but using the methods of the fishing net maker.

 

Fishing net makers tend to try and fix their nets rather than to throw them away and that ideology is very much at the heart of this project. Inexpensive plastic bags have been transformed into fishing lines and the value of the plastic has been increased. The project displays a project where utmost importance is placed on recycling hazardous chemicals in an environmentally friendly manner, but these chemicals would otherwise end up in nature where they would cause harm. With a simple recycling that is based on an ancient tradition of craftsmanship it is simple to prove the value of utilizing undervalued materials..

The Reykjavík harbour has a long and illustrious history and the fishing industries have long since shaped the surrounding areas. In fact, the harbour is the main reason Reykjavík came to be the capital of Iceland. The process brought about the idea of introducing the harbour in greater detail to the general visitor. The end result is simple fishing tools inspired by the designer‘s own memories from their childhood.

 

Garðar Eyjólfsson
Thomas Pausz