Pocket emptier or soap dish made from recycled tires

A container with a modern and artisanal style that finds its place and is useful in all rooms of the house. Recycled tire - Handmade in Vietnam - Medium size - Diameter 12 cm - Height 15 cm Trinket tray - KP13C - Diameter 20 cm - Height 6 cm / Weight 0.346 kg Vietnamese artisans give tires a second life through highly precise handwork. They demonstrate the talent for recovery in a context of resource scarcity, where all materials are used, stimulating ingenuity. Leaf stripping, cutting and sewing revisit the tire as a decorative object! The craftsmen give the tire a second life thanks to very precise manual work. They demonstrate the talent for recovery in a context of resource scarcity, where all materials are used... stimulating ingenuity. Traditionally, local production was limited to standard shopping bags with handles, used to transport rubble to construction sites. In 2006, Karawan organized a workshop with young designers from the Lyon School of Applied Arts. New models are created, with a view to promoting grueling work. Textile-reinforced tires, different from tires in Western countries, are stripped with a knife to reveal up to 12 layers. These preformed sheets, retaining the curve of the tire, are then rolled up, cut, sewn or riveted, to give rise to useful objects for both the home and the garden.