Kafafa - Accessories and home decor made from vinyl records
My name is Kata Benkő; I live and work in Budapest. As a visual artist, creating has always been important to me; painting and graphic art remain closely connected to me to this day, but my desire to create objects has replaced my focus on the canvas. Wearable, usable, functional products began to take shape, and then the ideas started to come to life one by one. I initially built my business around wood as a raw material. The brand name, KAFAFA, was born. As time went on—just as a sculptor begins to carve a statue, shaping it, making changes along the way, and perfecting it—my imaginary sculpture also began to take shape and evolve. An attic also played a role in this, as it held the damaged, old vinyl records that gave KAFAFA a new direction. This serendipitous discovery shaped and further developed my brand and brought the products to life. From that point on, I incorporated vinyl records into my raw materials. It’s important to note that these records are damaged and unplayable; I use and seek out these very records to create my pieces. This is why I chose this “raw material”—to artistically facilitate the innovative recycling of environmentally harmful plastics into wearable, usable forms, imbued with artistic value. The music lives on within us, and by wearing the record, we promote environmental protection and a love of music. A new direction is also emerging: notebooks and who knows what else are being made from leftover wallpaper, since only imagination and creativity can set the limits!
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