Plastic Dragon

For years, Plein 40-45 in New West has had a major problem with plastic bags. Three different groups have been working to make local users aware of this phenomenon. Schoonste Plein '40-'45 received a neighbourhood budget from the municipality to initiate various activities around this issue.

Urbanberry Design was asked to design an art object for the collection of plastic waste in the square. Designing a shape through several workshops using sticks, cray, paper and computer renderings. The result was a plastic dragon! All the materials for the construction are found on the streets, except for the white paint. Strings were made of PET bottles and they were easily attached to the dragon's frame, which allows plastic waste to be hung from the object. The wing of the object was hung in the community house for a while.


Client : Schoonste Plein 40-45
Site : Amsterdam, Netherlands
Programme : Art installation
Collaborator: Bea Vancaillie, Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
Type : comission
Year : 2021