Gustaf Westman + Swedish Stockings

Each year, over 8 billion pairs of tights are bought, worn a handful of times and then discarded. Considering they are also made from petroleum, hosiery is easily one of the worst wear-and-tear items on the planet. To combat the growing amount of hosiery thrown into landfills, Swedish Stockings collect old hosiery of any brand from customers around the world through their Recycling Program.

In early 2020, when we were looking for innovative ways to find new life for the collected tights, the initial collaboration between the hosiery brand and Gustaf Westman was initiated and launched – A collection of circular tables made by mixing ground hosiery with recycled fibreglass, each one manufactured by hand at the Swedish Stockings warehouse in Köping, two hours outside of Stockholm, Sweden.