Its shaggy, wooly look

April 23, 2015 6:26 AM

"We applied recycled LAN cables, which we call Mojamoja – to describe its shaggy, wooly look – and what is called acrylic ball (left-over melted acrylic byproduct pieces) to everything from interior materials to furniture."
posted by Brandon Blatcher (15 comments total)

I like the general look, although the murals in the first set kind of clash with the rest of the aesthetic. I am pretty sure I have chatted with NPCs in the wooly bar in some mid-90s Final Fantasy game, when they were going a bit crazy with textures.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:34 AM on April 23, 2015

I found the look really unsettling as it looks too organic, yet it's in restaurant, where one consumes all manner of organic things. The cables seem as though they'll come alive at some point and ingest you.

Or maybe they already are!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:43 AM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

I know I'm a grownup, now, because my first thought was how dusting this would be a nightmare.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 6:44 AM on April 23, 2015 [21 favorites]

This is fireproofed right?
posted by monospace at 6:47 AM on April 23, 2015 [3 favorites]

It's wonderful. In the next decade, will we transform the abundant petrochem materials we have around the planet and recycle them into the interiors of our trendy restaurants and coffee shops?

I hope so.
posted by aion at 7:03 AM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

I tend to have a visceral reaction to the sight of mould, and those pictures made my throat and stomach tense up into an almost dry heave.
posted by rodlymight at 7:04 AM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

Mmmm. You can almost smell the lead, phthalates and fire retardants!
posted by Poldo at 7:22 AM on April 23, 2015 [4 favorites]

Gack!

Please, no. There are nightmares I've had about places like this.
posted by BlueHorse at 7:37 AM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

It's wonderful. In the next decade, will we transform the abundant petrochem materials we have around the planet and recycle them into the interiors of our trendy restaurants and coffee shops?

We already have been. A fair amount of carpeting, drapery, upholstery and tilework are manufactured from old plastic containers. Aprons and uniforms are also being made that way.
posted by Smart Dalek at 7:45 AM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

Awwwwww, come on. This is awesome and interesting and playful.

Sure, it might be a little hard to dust, but so are playgrounds, and sandboxes, and makerspaces, and the outside world. I mean, if you think this space is bad, I hear that in some places they have an insane practice of wearing shoes indoors, on rugs. What's up with that?
posted by suedehead at 8:12 AM on April 23, 2015 [3 favorites]

Looks like it could get very dusty. Would certainly be awesome in an acrylic mold though!
posted by oceanjesse at 9:57 AM on April 23, 2015

As a child, I remember one time riding in a car and noticing that part of the interior roof plastic had been chipped away, revealing a dense, tangled mass of spindly glass fibers underneath. Being a dumb kid, I thought it would be a good idea to brush my hand across it, which immediately caused me to recoil in pain with dozens of tiny glass shards protruding cactus-like from my skin.

Thirty-plus years later, the mere sight of these crazy table and wall surfaces is causing phantom pain to flare up in that hand.
posted by Atom Eyes at 10:10 AM on April 23, 2015 [2 favorites]

Did they remove the inner wires from ethernet cables? That must have taken forever but it looks very cool.
posted by orme at 10:37 AM on April 23, 2015

This is fireproofed right?

Maybe it's all plenum-grade.

My fingertips are aching just looking at that. Cable jacketing is not easy on the hands after making cables for a few hours.
posted by tmt at 10:47 AM on April 23, 2015

I like it. I wouldn't decorate my house that way, but I'd drink at a bar or cafe that looked like that.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:35 PM on April 23, 2015 [1 favorite]