Madeline Isakson Turns Trash Into Treasure With Furniture Made From Waste Styrofoam

Detroit-based designer Madeline Isakson has combined found styrofoam and aluminum to create a series of furniture pieces that speak to our throwaway culture. The "EPS" collection, which stands for Expanded Polystyrene Series, features styrofoam that Isakson has collected over a period of time. The ways in which the random pieces puzzle together ends up producing the final form of the lamps and chairs, and resembles the casing that consumer products arrive in. Once the pieces have been placed in ...