From waste to useful: Flip Flip Art in Kenya

The team of sculptors at Ocean Sole in Nairobi, Kenya carves the most common footwear on the planet – flip flops, into hippos, giraffes, whales, and more. Flip-flops make up nearly a quarter of ocean plastic. ‘The flip flop cost is really low, like 1 dollar, so the problem is that they break very easily. What you have is a huge menace of flip-flops everywhere’ (Joe Mwakiremba, Head of Sales). This concept is something that inspires me as I believe cheap disposable products used in luxury fashion events should be replaced by something that can be repurposed or reused. This will mean that less waste is generated.