Most designers will never try this… but the ones who do change everything.
This project started as flat sheets of recycled plastic.

No complex system. No expensive fabrication. Just one designer, Scott Parker, asking a better question.

What if this material could do more? He took standard panels and CNC cut them into a 'parametric' tree root. Piece by piece.

What you’re looking at is: A shelving system, a playground for kids, a reading space, an art installation ... All in one in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Made from recycled packaging and fishing nets. Colours drawn from our ngahere. This is where good interior design can change the experience of the entire building.

Most fit-outs still follow the same pattern:
Build it. Use it for 3–5 years. Rip it out. Send it to landfill

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Construction still drives close to 40% of global emissions and materials sit right at the centre of that.

So the question is not just what you design. It’s what your materials allow you to design.

If you’re working on public or commercial spaces, here’s something to think about: Can your material be cut, shaped, and reassembled into new forms?

Can it carry both function and experience in the same system?

Can it stay in use longer than one fit-out cycle?

Because the projects people remember are not the most expensive ones. They’re the ones that invite interaction and enjoyment. The ones people touch. Climb. Sit in. Talk about.

Scott designed a pretty memorable experience.

And of you’re an architect, designer, or brand working on your next project, and you want to create something people actually remember, I'd love to kōrero.

Jump on https://lnkd.in/eJNfwZGy and I'll give you a call.