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Bon Orbit Gallery

Discover the possibilities of recycled tyre materials in finished products made from recycled rubber, steel and textile.

This gallery brings together designers who have incorporated recycled tyre material into their creations — spanning society, architecture, interior design and fashion.

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Themes

Architecture

With its resistance to temperature variations and UV light and its good insulation and drainage properties, recycled tyre rubber is a first-rate construction material for sustainable spatial planning.

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Fashion

Valued for its durability, resilience and elasticity, recycled tyre rubber has found particular application in shoes, bags and accessories.

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Home design

The durable, resilient and elastic properties of tyre rubber open new design opportunities for products suited to both indoor and outdoor environments.

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Society and infrastructure

Once a tyre has completed its journey on the road, its properties let it contribute to new construction — rubber concrete, rubber asphalt and traffic pole cladding.

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Other highlights

Alongside products made partly or entirely from recycled tyre rubber, we also highlight rubber as a material in its own right. These examples explore fascinating creations made with other types of rubber, not specifically tyre rubber.

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Articles

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Read more about designers, innovators and entrepreneurs who have worked with the material in various ways.

Recycled Rubber Potting Tarp

An RT1home exclusive, made from 100% recycled rubber. These rubber tarps were designed for re-potting your plants in small, indoor spaces — or anywhere you don’t want to make a mess.

Old tyres get new life as bicycle bags

Through chemical recycling, old tyres are transformed into new bicycle bags. BASF and baesiq collaborate in a production process that reduces the use of fossil resources and lowers CO₂ emissions.

Monogram

At Moderna Museet in Stockholm you can see Robert Rauschenberg’s iconic work Monogram in the Viewing Storage. Come and experience the world-famous goat alongside other works and archival materials, including letters and photographs related to Rauschenberg’s artistic practice.

Publications

Explore publications featuring designers who are part of Bon Orbit Gallery. Swedish Tyre Recycling has published a commemorative anniversary book in which designers from Bon Orbit Gallery are included.

Do you want to order the book? Please e-mail info@sdab.se

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