Cutlery made of pig skin creared by London based designer Cindy Strobach, as social experiment crossing the frontier of human perception and moral concepts.
It is all about decontextualizing of pig skin, including aspects of mass production and the throw-away mentality. Furthermore, the skin experiences a second revival, increasing its value through aesthetic and practical dimensions.
Coated Paper Vase Cover by Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop and the Tiny Miracles Foundation, winners of the Interior Innovation Award at IMM Cologne 2013.
All vases are handmade by members of the Tiny Miracles foundation in Mumbai. The foundation brings people together that are living on the street out of poverty trough manufacturing small and useful handcrafted objects.
via mocoloco – photos: Annemarijne Bax.
previously: toy blocks – sputnik
Single flower vase by designers Castor Bours and Wouter Widdershoven of the Dutch studio Toer.
Previously: Spring lamp by Toer
Branch is a easy to set up suspended tent / bed by product designer Jan Kochański.
Branch doesn’t take a lot of space in your backpack. The user doesn’t have to take extra mattress because the suspension protects from moisture and cold. Setting up the tent takes few seconds. All you need to do is pick up the tree and put the rubber band around the trunk on high that you want to spend night on. The band tied on 225 cm from the ground (average range of hands) gives 50 cm from the bottom of the tent to the ground. After the band is tied up on the tree the base of the tent has to be prepared to suspend. All the construction parts are sew in the material so it’s easier to set it up. After the bed is done the tent has to be suspended on the band.
Previously: Backpack Beds by Tony & Lisa Clark
Light sculpture/ mirror designed by Japan-based design firm Nosigner, for the Taro Horiuchi fashion shop.
The diffused LED light is created by a special kind of aluminum foil which allows to reflect varying projections, so that you will never see the same light pattern on the wall. 22141231 is the title of this work, that was named after the perfect solar eclipse that will appeare about 200 years later
Previously: Olive project by Nosigner
The Soap Factory aka Fábrica de Jabón is a sustainable low consumption appliance, that transforms any used kitchen oil into biodegradable soap in a practical and safe way, avoiding water pollution and oil spills in the sink. Based on the traditional methods of making soap, FDJ may turn a liter of oil into 850 grams of soap, which can be used in various ways such as directly the wash dishes, or even used in washing machines or dishwashers if grated.
Fábrica de Jabón prototype is designed by industrial engineer Analía Blanco and Spain’s National Winner of 2011 James Dyson Award.
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