On Stage Design Indaba 2011: Dirk van der Kooij

For his graduation project Dirk van der Kooij created the Endless range of plastic chairs. The Design Academy Eindhoven graduate uses the plastic from discarded fridges to create chairs that are both comfortable and attractive.

Refrigerators are great for recycling because the innards are made of one big chunk of polystyrene. When you get it out it can be shredded and reused because the white is good for recolouring, says Van der Kooij.

Dirk Vander Kooij is a product designer, best known for using recycled plastic from old refrigerators to create a range of chairs.