Fly away with these great wee Swallow decorations or better yet decorate your house with a flight of them across a wall. They come in shades of blues, greens and yellows, depending on where the original plastic is found and what it used to be - take potluck or you prefer a specific colour please contact us and we will see what we can do.
The Design
We are delighted to be the very first stockist of this clever Swallow decoration, the fruition of unique collaboration with Ally of Ocean Plastic Pots and Anna Campbell Jones. The design is inspired by a vintage metal Swallow Anna found in a junk shop over twenty years ago. They can be hung individually, in pairs or three's or create a full flock or Gulp of Swallows.
Each Swallow varies in colouration, with their colour coming from the recycled ocean plastic it is made from. We have collected boxes from the Forth, Malin and Lundy shipping regions which pay a pivotal role in Anna's brand.
The Collaboration
Ocean Plastic Pots is a business with a purpose, Ally who set it up was a saturation diver working in the North Sea and a commercial diver in Scotland for 13 years. He dived all around the world from the Ivory Coast to Singapore and most of Europe. He experienced first hand the detrimental impact plastic waste is having on our marine life, and was really saddened by the volume of plastic he was finding in the sea and on our beaches. He knew he had to do something and impressively he succeeded with Ocean Plastic Pots.
Details
- Size: 11 cm from tip to beak, 7.8 cm from wing to wing
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Material: made from recycled ocean plastic
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It is estimated 8 million tons of plastic enters our oceans every year