Smile Plastics work to challenge peoples’ perceptions about ‘waste’ and the system that creates it. They have elevated a humble material – the staple kitchen fixtures we use every day – from waste to wonder. Heron’s make-up provides a subtle and creative nod to the part it plays in the circular lifecycle that our built environment’s future crucially relies on. The subtle colour palette makes Heron incredibly versatile for various environments, from retail to hospitality and any sustainability- conscious commercial schemes. With layered feathery soft grey tones, a smattering of yellow hues, warm ochre flecks, black and blizzard white, it’s hard to imagine that Heron came from humble beginnings. But, in fact, it was created from the staple kitchen fixtures we use every day. Would-be discarded white goods make up the foundations of the Heron mix, bringing a unique aesthetic and colour palette that is less reminiscent of its original material make-up and more alike the appearance of the statuesque bird after which it was named.
