Glass Lab is an ingenious glass recycling system that transforms glass waste into functional products. The idea is simple: local waste, local collection, and local process for local use. Part of the Royal College of Art Graduate Exhibition 2013, Glass Lab is the brainchild of Mexican-born, London-based designer Diana Simpson Hernandez.

A New System for Local Collection, Processing, and Transformation of Glass Waste

Glass Lab collects and crushes glass waste from small businesses, then puts the material to use creating products such as bollards, street furniture, tiles, and lights. The collected glass gets mixed with a vegetable-based bioresin then cast into products intended for local use. Small businesses thereby get rid of waste easily and local communities benefit from Glass Lab products, especially when installed in public spaces.

For further information, contact the designer at dian@golondrinadesign.com or visit www.golondrinadesign.com.

About the Designer: Diana Simpson Hernandez is a product designer specializing in recycled products: "As a designer, I am interested in looking at waste as a resource to produce alternative economies at local level to empower small businesses and nurture communities." See her work at Golondrina, her online platform started in 2009.