Zero Waste Life
Season 3 Episode 14 - Furniture: Shabby to Chic
In this era of cheap, mass-produced products, Nihei Toru sells restored old furniture at his shop in a verdant mountain village north of Tokyo. Pieces that were in bad condition are brought back from the dead. But rather than aiming for good-as-new, he strives to preserve their vintage feel. His passion even extends to his own home—once abandoned and decaying—now tastefully restored. To him, bringing out the hidden charm of such seemingly worthless things far more than just a job, it's a way of life.
Episodes in Season 3
Stuffed Animal Hospital
15 min
Denim Daruma
15 min
Furniture in Blue
15 min
Life Taken, Life Received
15 min
Clothes to the Earth
15 min
Full Trash Alchemist
15 min
Sea Trash Snails
15 min
Food Waste Washi
15 min
Tick-Tock Transformation
15 min
Sawdust Clay
15 min
Old Glove, New Dreams
15 min
Local Produce, Local Color
15 min
Bicycle Upcycle Cycle
15 min
Furniture: Shabby to Chic
15 min
A Toast to Waste
15 min
Preserving the Seasons
15 min
Life Less Plastic
15 min