Ghigos and LOGh Build a Bizarre Home Extension in Italy Using Recycled Plastic Bags

To celebrate the <a title="Bizarre Plastic Bag House Extension in Italy by Ghigos and LOGh" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/12/29/us-italy-retail-plasticbags-idUSTRE6BS1ZJ20101229" target="_blank">ban on plastic shopping bags in Italy</a>, <a title="Bizarre Plastic Bag House Extension in Italy by Ghigos and LOGh" href="http://www.ghigos.com/" target="_blank">Ghigos Ideas</a> and LOGh designed a public housing extension made entirely from remnants of the non-renewable packaging. Located in <a title="Bizarre Plastic Bag House Extension in Italy by Ghigos and LOGh" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameno" target="_blank">Ameno</a>, Italy, the bizarre plastic structure was created with the help of <a title="Bizarre Plastic Bag House Extension in Italy by Ghigos and LOGh" href="http://www.english.polimi.it/" target="_blank">Milano Politecnico </a> Interior Design students for an arts festival. Beds, tables, lamps, walls, and even a plastic path, turn this curious building into an important message about waste.

All of the interiors have been made from trash, including a black sack-covered sofa, a plastic hanging light, and striped curtains that add a slight tint to the dirt-proof table and chairs.

A polyethylene pillow and bed covers have also made their way into the home, but we imagine that the could be a bit sweaty at night.

Outside, the house also receives a plastic finish, boasting a picnic table and chairs that were transformed with heat-pressed plastic bags.

Inspired by the idea that "nothing can be created or destroyed, everything can only be transformed," these Italian students managed to create bold new pieces that also educate.

Thousands of wasted plastic bags received a new lease on life thanks to this art project that could last about 500 years.

A view from a distance.