While the world witnessed Plastiki's journey from San Francisco to Sydney, Vancouver has been hosting visitors on the world's first floating dining room. This elegant raft sits on top of 1700 plastic bottles, which are set in a frame made from reclaimed pinewood. Moored at the False Creek Yacht Club, next to its restaurant partner C, this plastic dining room offers twelve guests a six-course sustainable seafood meal and a little bit more. Shannon Ronalds, the founder of The School of Fish Foundation is on a mission to impact the seafood industry by educating the chefs of the future.
When asked how he came up with the idea for the structure, Shannon said he wanted to bring the issue of how plastics were impacting the ocean a little closer to home. After looking at images of outdoor patio scenes, he used his Photoshop 101 skills to create a visualization of the concept he had in his head. By collaborating with Loki Ocean Marine Surveyors and Yacht Designers, he was able to determine how many plastic bottles would be needed to keep this raft afloat.