Circulas, circular seats designed by Studio Rygalik, made from plastic obtained from used fishing nets retrieved from the Baltic Sea, were placed on the grounds of the Israeli Design Museum Holon and around the facility. Design Museum Holon is the first museum in Israel dedicated to design.

Circula is a project that aims to strengthen human bonds, strained in a world dominated by technology and the constraints of social isolation. It promotes ideas of a circular economy, advocating an ecological and human-centred approach to design.

Circula’s task is to create an attractive space for meetings and social interaction. Since time immemorial, mankind has gathered in circles – starting with the campfire in prehistoric times and ending with today’s round-table discussions. Sitting in a circle enables a meeting of equals, responding to a basic human need – community. Circula’s ideas are also based on the desire to raise awareness of sustainability and wise consumerism, which are key issues for building community in the future.

Tomek Rygalik is a designer, lecturer, curator and doctor of art. He studied architecturę at the Technical University of Lodz and graduated in industrial design from the Pratt Institute in New York. He has worked with many design firms in the United States. After studying at the Royal College of Art in London, he became a researcher at the university.

Thanks to the collaboration between Dr Rygalik, the Design Museum Holon, the Aharon Feiner Eden Materials Library and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the ‘Makeathon’ project was realised. Its basic premise was the reuse and upcycling of materials used in the household. The works were made using materials, tools and objects found in an Israeli home.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński