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FOUNDERS CLAUDIO MILIOTO producer JAN PUYLAERT designer From the beginning both, in their work, have tried to design and produced with respect for nature using recyclable materials wherever possible.

3 FOUNDERS CLAUDIO MILIOTO producer JAN PUYLAERT designer From the beginning both, in their work, have tried to design and produced with respect for nature using recyclable materials wherever possible. Now is time to reuse this recycled material! Reducing wasteful use; collecting, reusing or recycling plastic (*LDPE) trash, stepping up the use of recycled plastic and modifying product designs to minimize new plastic use.

4 1 SAFER PLASTICS DANGEROUS PLASTICS PET / PETE POLYVINILCHLORIDE PVC One time use Do not reuse or heat 3 recyclable AVOID IF POSSIBLE may be recycled in some areas. Its manufacture produces dioxin (potent carcinogen) POLYETHYLENE HDPE Limited reuse recyclable POLYSTIRENE PS 6 POLYETHYLENE LDPE Safer plastic Reuse & recycle it POLYPROPYLENE PP Safer plastic Reuse & recycle it AVOID, Not recyclable. Can leach styrene (neurotoxin with harmful health effects) OTHER POLYCARBONATE, BIOPLASTIC, ACRYLIC 7 AVOID polycarbonate, bioplastic can not be recycled Polycarbonate is made from BPA harmful synthetic estrogen.

ecopixel 100% pure POLYETHYLENE LDPE 120 C MELTING TEMPERTURE Ecopixel is composed of 100% LDPE (Low-Density PolyEthylene) Never mix materials to keep a pure mix and think about the future of the

5 ecopixel 100% pure POLYETHYLENE LDPE 120 C MELTING TEMPERTURE Ecopixel is composed of 100% LDPE (Low-Density PolyEthylene) Never mix materials to keep a pure mix and think about the future of the material. = Pure material can be recycled also afterward, melts together perfectly, maintains material characteristics. Low ecological impact during its transformation Melts typically at 105 to 120 C (*very low in plastics elaboration) Because of this low melting-point the ecological impact during its transformation is inferior to the one of other plastics The low temperature makes sure the material doesn't burn : high temperatures inside a mold together with oxygen alters the quality and the color of materials

Can be re-melted over and over again without losing its properties.

6 Since the low temperature avoids any quality change during the process we can finally speak of A TRUE CYCLE Remains Recyclable now raw material needed 120 C MELTING TEMPERTURE 100% LDPE PROPERTIES ecopixel Can be re-melted over and over again without losing its properties. No new raw materials need to be extracted in the future as ecopixel can truly be recycled time after time and so truly creates a circle/cycle.

Delta-stool > standard ECOPIXEL PIXELIZED RANDOMLY Has RECOGNIZABLE appearence Each product is UNIQUE unrepeatable Available in UNLIMITED COMBINATIONS of colors Can be CUSTOMIZED ecopixel

Each product that is made of ecopixel is unique because the pixels melt together randomly in the production process: By coincidence, the colors don't mix.

7 Delta-stool > standard ECOPIXEL PIXELIZED RANDOMLY Has RECOGNIZABLE appearence Each product is UNIQUE unrepeatable Available in UNLIMITED COMBINATIONS of colors Can be CUSTOMIZED ecopixel appears in different faces, even though available in unlimited combinations ecopixel is easily recognizable. Each product that is made of ecopixel is unique because the pixels melt together randomly in the production process: By coincidence, the colors don't mix. Therefore ecopixel always appears pixelated. Shape, size, and color of the pixels can differ in every product. Despite this CAN be customized. The ecopixel turns into sharp objects that radiated objects whose feasibility and structural appearance can only be evaluated when the design is of the utmost and available.

8 DELFTS BLAUW TYPOLOGY OF COLOR Wash basins HOST & FUSION 3 by designer Jan Puylaert for WET Italia

9 Products developed and produced in ecopixel

10 STANDARD ecopixel The material identified by the pixelated appearance that is created in the mass of the material. The material used to produce ecopixel can in fact be of any color, thickness and shape and thus create the ultimate effect of ecopixel. The appearance depends on the initial shape of the base flakes. In some cases, by applying more or less temperature and / or pressure to the production mold interior, "openings" are created on the surface, which together with the initial flake form will have particular visual and structural aspects. MONOCOLOR ecopixel also exists in a series of "MONO-color" colors where the basic material used is of one color and a single type of flake. In all cases ecopixel will always have a minimum of purity in color and / or surface due to the fact that the material is recycled and therefore never 100% uniform.

11 sustainable material Recycling becomes upcycling

ECOPIXEL is made out of 100% PolyEthylene Low Density* (PELD) and its qualities therefor corrispond to those of PELD General qualities Density 0,91 0,94 g/cm3 Hardness 45 55 Shore Maximum work

12 ECOPIXEL is made out of 100% PolyEthylene Low Density* (PELD) and its qualities therefor corrispond to those of PELD General qualities Density 0,91 0,94 g/cm3 Hardness Shore Maximum work temperature : 70 C Minimum working temperature : -10 C Meltpoint C Flammability : Pass Glow-wire test 600 C / Flammable Class 0 ( NON-Flammability / Flame extinguishing ) : Available only in white/grey Colors When chosen for recycled material qualities : depends on real-time availability When chosen for specific color qualities : percentage choice / customized color possibilities Standard pixel effect : standard-flake closed skin equal size flakes (ca. 3x3mm 5x5mm*) Customized typologies : Shaped flakes / mixed flakes / customized effects / open skin effects Chemical resistance Excellent resistance : concentrated acids, alcohols, bases and esters Good resistance : Aldehyds, Ketones and vegetable oils Limited resistance : aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, mineral oils, and oxidizing agents Poor resistance : halogenated hydrocarbons TOOLING : ECOPIXEL uses specifically designed thin-mold technology in order to absorb as much heat as possible during its transformation while assuring minimum energyloss during the production-process * Different heat absorption by the molding/tooling will effect the pixel effect and final size standard ECOPIXEL TECHNICAL DATA

13 sustainable material never refuse to reuse Develop and production of Chaise longue ALEX design by Atelier Mendini

14 Made in The new recycled material that is recyclable and sustainable

MAXI-PIXEL The Mendini Mix "The remarkable qualities of ecopixel has been an opportunity for powerful expression through texture and color, and has given rise to an exciting new multi-colored pixel

15 MAXI-PIXEL The Mendini Mix "The remarkable qualities of ecopixel has been an opportunity for powerful expression through texture and color, and has given rise to an exciting new multi-colored pixel based approach" Alessandro Mendini The collaboration between ecopixel (*sustainable plastic) and Atelier Mendini has led to a remarkable plastic industry innovation where pixelated colors and recycled plastics go hand in hand. Thanks to Alessandro Mendini s visionary persistence, an impressive 24x24mm pixel has been developed using shredded plastic waste as a base material. His extraordinary design pushed the development of the pressurized ecopixel technique further ahead, mixing the intriguing mélange of 8 carefully selected colors randomly into the magnificent Mendini-mix, resulting in a unique appearance each time an individual unit (chaise longue) is produced.

16 "ALEX, my Chaise Longue, looking at Impressionism A chaise longue that, placed outdoors in the garden or by the pool, will blend with the colors of foliage and flowers in an impressionistic manner" Alessandro Mendini

The ecopixel's innovative pressurized rotational production method enables a crisp, folded form with

17 PLAIN STRUCTURE Powerful geometric forms are derived from a combination of polygonal plane surfaces with dynamic lineal edges. The ecopixel's innovative pressurized rotational production method enables a crisp, folded form with sharply defined origami lines, resulting in a contemporary appearance that is radically different to traditional rounded surfaces that are a byproduct of older production techniques.

18 standard ECOPIXEL DELTA stool

19 TONALITIES The colors that are shown in the photos are just samples of the infinity number of the tonalities that ecopixel allows, you can create your own line of colors knowing that the each stool will be unique, despite is MASS PRODUCTION, because the pixels melt together randomly in the production process.

Mendini, Alex Mocika - Atelier Mendini Material : 8 color Maxi-flake LDPE, 55% recycled waste-material, 100% recyclable -- Project 2.

20 Company : ECOPIXEL (IT) Project : ALEX Chaise Longue daybed x 175cm x 80 cm Collezione ECOPIXEL Project ALEX Chaise Longue daybed x 175cm x 80 cm Collezione ECOPIXEL Design : Alessandro & Francesco Mendini, Alex Mocika - Atelier Mendini Material : 8 color Maxi-flake LDPE, 55% recycled waste-material, 100% recyclable -- Project 2. : DELTA Line 2017 stool / table Collezione ECOPIXEL Design :Jan Puylaert Material : Standard-flake LDPE, 100% recycled waste-material, 100% recyclable Name : ECOPIXEL 2017 Developers : Claudio Milioto & Jan Puylaert ECOPIXEL produced and distributed by WET srl,via Altipiano 11, Porto Valtravaglia VA ITALIA for any further information please write to: Mariandrea Zambrano info@ecopixel.eu Tel sustainable material never refuse to reuse ecopixel commercialized by WET srl Via Altipiano 11, Porto Valtravaglia Lago Maggiore - ITALIA Copyright 2017 ecopixel All rights reserved, Thank you!

PLASTICS: A COMMON OCCURENCE

PLASTICS: A COMMON OCCURENCE Introduction Plastics are very common in our society today. They are used extensively for food storage and in this area alone, generate tons of waste for landfills. If one