Mycelium, discarded musical instruments, discarded metal, winning awards, no matter how you listen, it's a bit out of place.

It sounds a bit abstract, but to put it in a down-to-earth way: 'waste recycling', isn't it easy to understand. In the field of collectible design, the themes of sustainability and natural resource depletion often receive attention, so designers have begun to explore environmentally friendly materials and sustainable production methods. The 6 awards shortlisted this time are all for new applications of everyday materials, starting from discarding aluminum, musical instruments, and mycelium, giving them new artistic value. Here are some entries to share with you.

1.The Salvage Chair by Jay Sae Jung Oh

Jay Sae Jung Oh is a designer and artist from Seattle, born in Korea. Her works explore the intersection of art and design, stemming from an understanding of social issues such as sustainability and excessive waste.

Material: Leather rope scrap musical instruments (drums, guitars, drumsticks, horn electric guitars)

Seattle designer Jay Sae Jung Oh created a chair made of leather wrapped around discarded musical instruments using cowhide ropes.

Two drums and a handbag make up most of the front legs of the chair, while the rest of the instruments and other objects are on the back and around the seat. The top rails of the chair are made of smaller items to form a crest like contour resembling a throne, which is another tribute to the solemn surrounding environment (stored in the music room during the exhibition in England).

The author's creative process: "First, collect various items. Next, I carefully designed the overall form, considering the objects and process of collection to construct and assemble them. After completing the table, I will design complex patterns on its surface and then wrap it precisely and carefully in leather.

The materials come from discarded furniture from friends and neighbors, as well as leftover or damaged items she found in a thrift store.

Author: "Collecting items is much easier than people imagine. The simplicity of this process highlights how much we throw away in our daily lives“

2.Ephemeral Table by Fefostudio and Kamilla Csegzi

Material: A mixture of 50% mycelium and organic waste (including paper and leaves)

Fefostudio and Csegzi created a mushroom table decorated with glassware, aiming to create a "dialogue" between material and design recycling production. The table is molded from objects around the studio, and the gaps on the table are used to make molds, forming the amber colored glassware we see. By utilizing the characteristic of continuous growth of mycelium, it is emphasized that everything in nature develops and changes over time, and creation is also fleeting, demonstrating positive changes from decay to growth.

Throughout the process, the mycelial surface itself will become a mold for new objects, establishing interesting dialogues between 'positive and negative', 'content' and 'container', 'natural' and 'artificial', "said Aciar.

By swapping these roles, the device emphasizes the permanent cycle of our process. "Aciar also noted that he intends to leave the table at any point during the final dinner.

The third act is when the project is fully developed, bringing the work back to nature and letting it disintegrate.

When it merges with the ground, it will plant new plants, which will promote other forms of gatherings in the future.

3.Cove by Tom Fereday

Material: Recycled Aluminum

The Cove collection is designed by melting aluminum waste into sand molds, including highly polished tables with elastic leather cushions, thick cushions decorated with aniline leather, and colored with soluble dyes that do not obstruct the visibility of natural textures. The mat can also be decorated with textured wool fabric according to requirements, and its mirror like decoration is decorative. To further help reduce its impact on the environment, furniture is transported in flat packaging and assembled using only a single hex wrench to improve transportation efficiency.

Its mirrored form aims to reflect its environment, enhance or contrast the old and new environments.

The cast frame is mirror polished to celebrate the natural beauty of aluminum and seamlessly connected through polished aluminum pins, revealing and celebrating the entire structure of Cove Lounge, "Fereday said.

As a cross-border field that connects art, functionality, and commerce, collectible design enhances the emotional resonance and scarcity of works. In recent years, there has been explosive growth worldwide. Blurred the boundary between art and practical products, combining aesthetic value and functionality. For example, Hans Wagner's "Chinese Chair" from Denmark has influenced global furniture styles due to its design language, and has been collected by museums and continuously mass-produced; Chinese designer Shi Dayu has transformed bamboo into modern home products, inheriting traditional craftsmanship while meeting contemporary aesthetics.