PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Girl Power: recycled Barbie dolls transformed into electronics
— By Andru Shively —
 More power to ya, and colour: one of the new power banks (Photo: Gomi) |
Come on, Barbie, let’s go… charge a phone? UK-based sustainable tech product designer Gomi (Brighton) has announced a collaboration with Mattel’s iconic fashion doll line to develop a limited-edition series of electronics accessories made from recycled Barbies.
Each unit is one of a kind and handmade onsite in Brighton, pairing the recovered plastics with other materials such as durable aluminium. Typically, Barbies are made from a mixture of polymers, commonly ABS, PVC, and polypropylene, depending on the model.
Included in the Childhood Memories Collection are power banks, tracker tags, wireless chargers, and loudspeakers, all featuring a “modular, reparable design”.
The collection’s name is appropriate as well, because who among us as imaginative, curious children didn’t melt down our siblings’ action figures or Barbies?
Each unit is one of a kind and handmade onsite in Brighton, pairing the recovered plastics with other materials such as durable aluminium. Typically, Barbies are made from a mixture of polymers, commonly ABS, PVC, and polypropylene, depending on the model.
Included in the Childhood Memories Collection are power banks, tracker tags, wireless chargers, and loudspeakers, all featuring a “modular, reparable design”.
The collection’s name is appropriate as well, because who among us as imaginative, curious children didn’t melt down our siblings’ action figures or Barbies?
09.10.2026 Plasteurope.com [261162-0]
Published on 09.10.2026