14 DAY TRIAL // The plastic industry often implies a lot of mess. When companies cut plastic pallets into different shapes and sizes, one could spot a large amount of small pieces on the floor, which end up in the trash in most of the cases.
Artist Kyle Douthit develops a completely different path, transforming tiny pieces into one-of a kind Texas-shaped trivets.
He is now quite appreciated for his craft, mainly due to the fact that his products can be used in various ways. A trivet can protect our dining table from heat damage.
Wine fans can put the plastic item in the fridge and then use it to keep the wine cool on the table. It even proved its utility in restaurants, where the staff might be able to use it to serve hot pizzas to their customers. The potential of this solid acrilic-based item is unlimited.
The inventor came up with his first prototype when he was experiencing financial difficulties. At that point in time he realized that people are wasting more than they are actually consuming.
So he started developing TrivBoards, which became a profitable line of business in no time, due to its affordable, original and useful products.
So far, Douthit only created items which remind us of Texas, made out of 8-by-8 and 12-by-12 boards, but this year he launches a new item, star-shaped, measuring approximately 9 inches in diameter.
Each cute plastic trivet has four little legs which offer it extra stability, so the clients have zero chances of spilling sauce on the table while enjoying their pizzas.
His sustainable attitude has paid off, since financial challenges can't be spotted anymore in the Douthit family. His business usually blooms as Christmas approaches.
At first, the ambitious manufacturer transformed his one-of-a-kind items into original gifts for family and friends, but he soon found out that his affordable works of art have a lot more potential so he started selling them on trivboards.com.
"You never know where blessings are going to come from,but I've learned sometimes they come in the form of a Texas trivet," concluded Kyle Douthit.