5 ways to recycle football items From Nicole McLaughlin's bras to Sebastian Errazuriz's football boots

Already a few years before the pandemic, an aesthetic current focused on sustainability was born in the fashion world. The use of ecological materials, saving water and energy in the supply chain and attention to the durability of a product. A concept that has slowly entered sport as well, so much so that sustainability has also become essential in sportswear. The affection for this theme is evidenced by the initiatives of some brands and some football teams, with specially drafted reports - for example, those of Arsenal and Milan - and, also, by the increase in football of independent brands or artists working on the production of recycled objects. 

Upcycling operations involve the transformation into football objects from spent or reused materials. Over the years, thanks also to the visibility obtained on social media and the growing development of a branch of independent artists in fashion, several artistic projects (and not) working in the recycling of sports objects have been established, we have chosen 5. 

 

1 - Nicole McLaughlin 

Chilean artist and designer Errazuriz has worked in many areas, from urban art to the design of provocative objects, but as a South American - although implanted in New York - he cannot but have devoted part of his time to football as well. In fact, one of his works is a pair of football boots made from a ball. In this regard, the artist explained: "Watching some children play on a ground court I realized that there were several old perforated footballs around. I decided to recycle those old footballs and use that thick skin to make indestructible football shoes so the kids could play football without worrying about their mothers." On the other hand, his art is concerned with the elements of daily life.