OTRA-VIDA HOME

I set out to find a better way to use our single use plastic waste, being passionate about the environment and trying to live a realistic eco-friendly life. Having always had an interest in interiors and homeware I set out to find a way in which we can make these with sustainable and recycled materials, marrying two passions and Otra-Vida was born. I started working on the concept in 2019 but we weren’t able to properly launch until 2020 due to pandemic. Otra-Vida translates to ‘another life’ which we believe we are giving to plastic waste. Having started with a simple food platter it has grown into dining tables, coffee tables, bar stools, benches and coasters amongst many other things with more ideas in the pipeline. Having never been one for disposable homeware items I believe items should be cherished so creating something beautiful was top of our priorities, making sure conscious didn’t compromise design. Each of our pieces tells a story being made from varying types of recycled waste but just as an example our coffee table is made from over 1000 standard plastic bottles. All of our pieces are inspired by minimal and modern design with stripped back raw materials meeting playful colour and leaving the nature of the recycled materials to do the talking. All of our pieces have been designed to create minimum waste, to be easily disassembled and no unnecessary parts or adhesives.