An Ikea bag turned into a pollution mask. Photo: Zhijun WangA Chinese designer has explained to The Local why he was inspired to use everyday blue Ikea bags to make pollution masks similar to the one worn by sinister Batman villain "Bane". Zhijun Wang from China decided to offer his unique take on the craze inspired by what he does best: pollution masks. A post shared by Zhijun Wang (@zhijunwang) on Jun 21, 2017 at 5:58pm PDTPreviously a graphic designer for Saatchi and Saatchi, Wang has been making similar masks out of sneakers since 2014. Comparisons have been made between the Ikea mask and the one worn by Batman villain Bane in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises", which Wang admitted he found "quite funny".

Source: The Local August 29, 2017 11:48 UTC