Designer finds booming business in used tyres
Monday, January 30, 2017
Kago Monageng PIC: KATLEGO MOTSAMAI
As a graphic designer and an environmentally conscious youth, 30-year-old Kago Monageng believes that used car tyres can be recycled and reused to create luxurious lounge seats for households.
Having established a creative design agency called Demographix Communications, Monageng is running a booming business selling his products, dubbed ‘tyreseats’, a self-explanatory word that refers to seats made from tyres.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...