Source: Treehugger

Used cups are the material of choice for this summer’s City of Dreams pavilion at the Figment art festival in New York City. The design by is called “Governor’s Cup,” and will be made from an estimated 20,000 discarded cups, which will be collected from around the city.

Inspired by tape-lace crochet, the cups will be bound tightly together with zip-ties to form a serpentine structure resembling an other-worldly plant. The pavilion will serve as a meeting place at the festival. Now that the winning design has been selected, the design team will choose the exact location and begin collecting their materials.

“We are planning to collect cups from February through May,” said Katya Zavyalova of CDR. “The duration of this process will mostly rely on single events – sports games, music shows, etc, where we anticipate collecting a major amount.”

CDR will also install collection boxes around the city at coffee shops and beer gardens. The collection spots will provide information about how to participate in the project, which will largely rely on volunteers.

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