Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Flip Out
Flip Out
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Flip Out
Firm
Each year a hazardous amount of hardly degradable debris washes up on the shores of Kiunga, Kenya due to the directionality of the Agulhas and Somali currents of the West Indian Ocean. This debris consists largely of flip-flops and poses a serious obstruction to newly hatched sea turtles already facing a high mortality rate from natural predators.
Serving both an environmental and economic purpose, the village women started a cottage industry that uses the flip flops to make beads, jewelry, and art. The nearby Moikoni village is one of the nine villages already participating in the flip-flop art project organized in part by the Kiunga National Marine Reserve and supported by the World Wildlife Fund.
It was this problem that inspired me to find a use for thousands of abandoned and unmatched flip-flops. I developed a simple wall system using the thong hole in the flip-flop and a vertical pole element to provide structural stability and spacial flexibility.
The adaptable floor plan can be expanded or condensed in response to the need of the individual. It can also be
rolled tightly for portability to and from the beach.
Serving both an environmental and economic purpose, the village women started a cottage industry that uses the flip flops to make beads, jewelry, and art. The nearby Moikoni village is one of the nine villages already participating in the flip-flop art project organized in part by the Kiunga National Marine Reserve and supported by the World Wildlife Fund.
It was this problem that inspired me to find a use for thousands of abandoned and unmatched flip-flops. I developed a simple wall system using the thong hole in the flip-flop and a vertical pole element to provide structural stability and spacial flexibility.
The adaptable floor plan can be expanded or condensed in response to the need of the individual. It can also be
rolled tightly for portability to and from the beach.
Product Spec Sheet
Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.