Norwegian designer, Kaos, has launched a new version of the Klapp highchair – the world’s first circular economy highchair, made with 100% recycled materials.
Following two years of intensive research and after looking for a solution for the lack of raw materials during Covid and the Ukraine was, Kaos has designed a sustainable highchair that can be recycled up to nine times if required.
The original Klapp highchair launched in 2019, and features a folding and ready-assembled design, fixed step ladders and attachments, which mean the chair can be used from newborn through to the childhood years.
Working with Fortum in Finland, a Nordic energy company, the new Klapp is made from Fortum Circo, a compound made from 100% recycled plastic consumer waste, that has been co-developed and optimised for the highchair, sourcing material which is available in abundance.
The material meets the strict toy safety standards that regulate the chemical composition of products which come into contact with children.
Kaos has added a percentage of cellulose fibres to make the material stronger, keeping up the formal standards for highchairs. The result is up to 94% more positive climate impact, as opposed to fossil plastic.
Gineline Kalleberg, cmo and found of Kaos, commented: “We at KAOS recognise the urgent need to identify environmental challenges and to create a more sustainable future. That is what we are doing now together with Fortum. In this new material, we are using plastic recycled from consumer packaging and keeping it in circulation.
“In addition, using cellulose means we capture CO2 in a long-lasting product – its potential lifespan is 225 years. At the end of the highchairs’ useful life, we are able to recycle the materials again.”
Klapp comes in several colours and is designed to be aesthetically pleasing as well as functional.
