RE-iN

RE-iN從材料出發，探索回收塑膠再製的可能。

RE-iN為材料製程導向的品牌，藉由再生新材質的實驗與測試，讓廢棄物獲得另一種型態的新生。在製程中探索不同塑膠的特性，賦予品牌之系列燈飾產品隨機的、有機的、流動的、充滿變化的風格。而這些元素將延伸成為產品特點及品牌視覺調性。

RE-iN is a process-oriented brand with materials. By experimenting and testing with recycled plastic to give waste another form of rebirth. In the process, we explore the characteristics of different plastics and endow the lighting products with random, organic, flowing, and ever-changing styles. These elements will be extended to become the features and tone of the brand.

蒐集生活中的塑膠，並分組記錄我們的使用行為。

進行100天的日常回收塑膠收集計畫，組內4人分別為具環保意識組(2人)及一般使用組(2人)，記錄著自己在生活中製造、消費、他人贈與的塑膠製品並比較其差異。發現不論是軟性塑膠袋或是瓶、盒類的硬塑膠，在這個時代生活中充斥著塑膠。

We carried out a 100-day daily plastic collection project, divided into an environmentally conscious group and a general use group, recording the plastic products we created, consumed, and were gifted by others in our daily lives and comparing their differences. We discovered that plastic, whether in the form of soft plastic bags or hard plastic bottles and containers, is ubiquitous in our lives in this day.

不斷地測試與調整，從失敗與無法預測之中發展。

從塑膠粒到塑膠片，塑膠片至後續的再加工，視回收塑膠為媒材，進行各種塑形方式的嘗試，試圖將片狀材料解構、重組、拉伸成為新的型態。

From plastic granules to plastic sheets, and the subsequent reprocessing. We viewed recycled plastic as a medium and tried various shaping methods to deconstruct, reorganize, and stretch materials into new forms.

在實驗中認識材料，從材料特性發展出系列產品。

以編織技法進行塑膠片加工，組合成為外型及色彩皆變化豐富的燈飾。將塑膠片裁切成條狀，嘗試不同的交織方式，讓外型因縱橫排列、接扣方法而有所不同。塑形的同時我們也嘗試改變產品尺度，測試材料延展、銜接、擴大範圍的製作方式。

By using weaving techniques to process plastic sheets, we combined them to create lighting fixtures with various shapes and colors. We cut the sheets into strips and experiment with different weaving techniques, resulting in different appearances based on the direction of the weaving and the joining methods used. While shaping the plastic, we also test different methods of material extension by joining and expanding the production range.

最終產品將編織手法運用在片狀與片狀之間的接扣，讓擴大材質面積的同時排除膠類黏著物，使材料本身單純，能夠再次被回收、再製。我們發展出垂直交織與水平交織兩種不同拼接方法，以量體較小的桌燈以及量體較大的吊燈呈現。

To eliminate glue-like adhesives, we use the weaving technique as the joints between the plastic sheets to expand the scale of the material. Therefore, the material could be pure enough to be recycled and remanufactured. We have developed two different splicing methods: vertical and horizontal interweaving, which are presented with smaller table lamps and larger pendant lamps.