Concept
Starting with the materials
我們將回收塑膠視為媒材，在人為與自然成形之間平 衡，在可控與無法預測之間發展，透過塑形具象化概 念，藉由編織交織起手法，用設計的轉譯，延伸對於 廢棄物再生的想像。
我們記錄自身生活使用的塑膠製品，收集並加工再 製。設計過程透過編織手法進行解構、重組、延展由 回收 PP 再製而成的塑膠片。將再生材料帶入工藝技 法，結合塑膠本身透光、可塑性高、多彩的特性，製 作一系列燈飾產品。
We view recycled plastic as a medium that balances between human intervention and natural formation. Through the technique of weaving and interlacing, we use design translation to materialize concepts and extend the imagination of waste regeneration. We record the plastic products we use in our daily lives, collect and process them.
In the design process, we use weaving techniques to deconstruct, reconstruct, and extend plastic sheets made from recycled PP. We bring recycled materials into the craft technique, combining the transparent, highly plastic, and colorful characteristics of plastic itself to produce a series of lighting products.
'' RE-iN從材料出發 探索回收塑膠再製的可能
RE-iN explores the possibilities of recycling and remolding plastic.
我們塑造RE-iN成為材料製程導向的設計 品牌，藉由再生新材質的實驗與測試，讓廢 棄物獲得另一種型態的新生。在製程中探索 不同塑膠的特性，賦予燈飾產品隨機的、有 機的、流動的、充滿變化的風格。而這些元 素將延伸成為產品特點及品牌調性。
We shape RE-iN into a design brand that is processoriented with materials, experimenting and testing with recycled materials to give waste another form of rebirth. In the process, we explore the characteristics of different plastics and endow the lighting products with random, organic, flowing, and ever-changing styles. These elements will be extended to become the product features and brand tone.
系列燈飾
以編織技法進行塑膠片加工，組合成為外型 及色彩皆變化豐富的燈飾。將塑膠片裁切成 條狀，嘗試不同的交織方式，讓外型因縱橫 排列、接扣方法而有所不同。塑形的同時， 我們也嘗試改變產品尺度，測試材料延展、 銜接、擴大範圍的製作方式。
Lighting Series - By using weaving techniques to process plastic sheets, we can combine them to create lighting fixtures with various shapes and colors. We cut the plastic sheets into strips and experiment with different weaving techniques, resulting in different appearances based on the direction of the weaving and the joining methods used. While shaping the plastic, we also test different methods of material extension, joining, and expanding the production range.
# weaving # plastic # luminaire
塑膠片製程
混合不同配色的PP塑膠，透過壓製機加熱壓製 成塑膠片。塑膠片的前身主要是瓶蓋，有些色彩 飽和度高、有些帶有透明感能微微透光，每次測 試皆會帶來多變的色彩效果。
起初將分類且清洗完成的塑膠粉碎至4mm，確 認配色比例後平鋪碎粒於壓製機中，在適當的 時間及溫度下進行加熱，取出並利用木板固定壓 平直到冷卻。隨後我們嘗試各式加工塑膠片的方 法，延展這些變化豐富的再生材料。
We mix different PP plastics and use a pressing machine to heat and press them into plastic sheets. The precursors of these plastic sheets were mainly bottle caps, some of which have high color saturation and some of which are slightly translucent. Each test results in varying color effects.
Initially, we classify and clean the plastic, and then crush it into 4mm pieces. After confirming the color ratio, we spread the crushed plastic evenly in the pressing machine and heat it at an appropriate temperature and time. We then remove it and use a wooden board to flatten and cool it. Then we experiment with various processing methods for plastic films, extending these diverse recycled materials.
Production Process
(O1)
塑膠片熱塑
& Molding Heat (O2)
回收塑膠片的再加工，嘗試各種塑形方式將片狀材 料拉伸成為新的型態。最初大多為加熱塑形，透過 壓製機或熱風槍加熱改變塑膠的狀態，有些利用現 成物壓出外型，有些藉由外力變形，有些則讓塑膠 本身自然融化彎曲，呈現多樣的姿態。
We recycle plastic sheets and try various plastic forming methods to stretch them into new shapes. Initially, most of these methods involve heat molding, changing the state of the plastic through a pressing machine or a heat gun. Some of them use objects to press out the shape, some deform through external forces, and some allow the plastic itself to naturally melt and bend, resulting in various postures.
Weaving
(O3)
塑膠片編織
嘗試以編織手法解構、重組、延展由回收PP再 製而成的塑膠片，將再生材料帶入傳統工藝，現 代回收塑膠原料結合傳統工藝手法，使材料與編 織技法皆有不同於過往的面貌。
壓一挑一的方格編技法，編織面會呈現方格狀， 是竹編最基本的方式，其中包含方格編、平織、 以及斜紋編，而它們皆具有重複性。作為燈飾， 除了塑膠本身的透光性，縱橫交織而成的塑膠條 能讓光影變化更加多元。
We try to deconstruct, reassemble, and extend the plastic sheets made from recycled PP using weaving techniques, bringing recycled materials into traditional crafting techniques, giving both the materials and techniques a new look compared to the past.
The grid weaving technique produces a grid-like woven surface and is the most basic way of bamboo weaving, which includes grid weaving, flat weaving, and diagonal weaving, all of which have strong repeatability. As lighting fixtures, in addition to the inherent translucency of the plastic itself, the interwoven plastic strips create even more diverse light and shadow effects.
期許能透過我們的觀點和設計的轉化，將材料製程結合工 藝，傳遞再生塑膠的不同面向。
Sustainability has become a trend that is closely related to our lives. We hope to combine material processes with craftsmanship through our perspective and design transformation, and convey the different aspects of recycled plastic.
“ 永續已成為趨勢 而這些都與生活息息相關。
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我們從自身出發 蒐集並記錄生活中的塑膠使用行為
回收物計畫- 進行日常塑膠回收物的收集計畫，分別為有環保 意識組及一般使用組，記錄自己生活中製造、消費、他人贈與 的塑膠製品並比較其差異。發現不論是軟性塑膠袋或是瓶、盒 類的硬塑膠，在這個時代生活中充斥著塑膠。
We carried out a nearly one-year daily plastic collection project, divided into an environmentally conscious group and a general use group, recording the plastic products we created, consumed, and were gifted by others in our daily lives and comparing their differences. We discovered that plastic, whether in the form of soft plastic bags or hard plastic bottles and containers, is ubiquitous in our lives in this day and age.
