Jacob Cuesta Wolf, an Industrial Design student at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art & Design Halle in Germany, has developed the Hulot system, a modular furniture concept designed to address the sustainability challenges in furniture production and waste. Highlighting the alarming statistic that half of all bulky waste in Germany consists of still-usable furniture, amounting to nearly 1.7 million tons—a figure that has increased during the COVID pandemic—Wolf's design introduces a new model for circular use of furniture. This system assigns long-term responsibility to producers for the maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of products, fundamentally altering the relationship between users, producers, and the objects themselves. The Hulot system is based on a circular design that allows furniture pieces, such as chairs and tables, to be easily transformed and repurposed—like converting a chair into a table, then into a children’s high chair, and back into a chair. This adaptability ensures that the furniture can meet changing needs without becoming waste. Utilizing materials that store CO2, are recyclable, or are already made from recycled materials, the design not only emphasizes sustainability but also fosters a new attitude towards product development, promoting a lifecycle where products are continuously reused rather than discarded.

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