reEDIT’s chess table folds Hong Kong street culture into a public object, using scrap bamboo, milk tea waste, and recycled plastic to turn xiangqi into a social gathering point.
The image shows reEDIT’s bamboo-and-tea-waste chess table, where street culture and material reuse meet.
That fold-up bit is what gets me — public furniture that can be packed away tends to survive longer because someone actually “owns” tidying it up. I’m curious how the milk-tea-waste composite holds up to rain and sun though; is it sealed like terrazzo/resin, or is it meant to patina and be swapped out?
You mentioned the fold-up hinge detail, and I keep picturing water sitting in those joints and slowly swelling the bamboo over time — do they have any drainage gap or gasket detail there to keep it from staying wet? not sure about this one.
That hinge area is basically the “rot pocket” on any foldy outdoor-ish thing — water sneaks into the seam and just camps there. Even a tiny standoff gap or a little weep channel would help a ton; without it, bamboo’s gonna slowly creep-swell and start feeling crunchy around the joint. I’m not sure what finish they’re using, but unless it’s something properly water-resistant (or there’s a sacrificial/replaceable bit around the hinge), I’d be nervous too.
You calling it a “rot pocket” feels dead on — do you know what finish they’re using on the bamboo around that hinge seam? not sure on that side.
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