Printed Make Up and Recycled Plastic Speakers
- daisypope
- Mar 24, 2019
- 4 min read
This week brings the official start of Spring and with it a whole host of new innovations. We have a wide range this week from a concept of printing make up, speakers made from 100 carrier bags, IKEA furniture hacks for disabilities and a new coffin design...
The Future of Make Up
So we've all seen on Instagram the posts saying you wish every outfit photo you liked ended up in your wardrobe... Well how about if every make up tutorial you saved on YouTube would end up on your face?....This week British design studio Seymourpowell have released their concept gadget Élever. It looks like any ordinary mirror however Élever uses facial recognition and AI technology to print make up looks directly on to your face. The mirror is part of a project Seymourpowell have been working on, looking at the future of beauty and for this product social media in particular. Users can download looks from their favourite influencers and celebrities and rather than fudge their way through the look Élever will print the look on to your face perfectly. It would save money as the user wouldn't need to buy any new products, would save a lot of time and the end result would be much more accurate.
"The company suggests that influencers and brands could use Élever as an additional revenue stream, selling makeup looks online for direct download." (https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/22/seymourpowell-elever-make-up-printer/)
The product could be great at beauty counters in department stores. You could buy a look, have it printed on and are then set for the day or night. However I feel the product neglects the enjoyment of putting on make up, experimenting and the whole process of getting ready with friends for a night out. Élever would certainly help people who lack confidence with makeup and would be good for a special occasion, but I think for most people their brushes will be here to stay for a long time yet, even if they don't quite know how to use them. Check out the video at https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/22/seymourpowell-elever-make-up-printer/
Recycled Plastic Speaker
This week we have another innovative solution to the impending single use plastics problem. Gomi, a design studio in Brighton, have created a speaker out of 100 plastic bags. The plastic is transformed into a malleable plastic that can be shaped into the casing for the Bluetooth speaker. The plastic for each speaker is hand marbled making each one unique. It comes from the idea of the 'cradle to cradle' design process. The full life cycle of a product is considered, rather than throw the plastic bag in to landfill it is recycled into something useful, and in the future could be reused again. Gomi's recycled plastic speaker is a beautiful piece of design and a great way to lessen the negative impact single use plastics are having on the environment. However on mass? I don't think it's a viable solution but maybe it'll inspire someone to create one. See more at https://design-milk.com/100-plastic-bags-are-recycled-into-one-of-these-beautiful-wireless-speakers/
IKEA Furniture Hacks
IKEA's latest project comes in the form of ThisAbles - 3D printed add-ons that adjust furniture for people with disabilities. These furniture hacks can be downloaded and 3D printed in your own home or at a local studio to provide you with bigger light switches, easy grab handles and sofa extenders.
"The add-ons are meant to "bridge some of the gaps between existing IKEA products and the special needs of people belonging to these populations [who live with some form of disability]", according to the ThisAbles website." (https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/18/thisables-ikea-disabilities-furniture-design/_
Better yet the files are free and available to access globally, you just need a 3D printer hanging around first. The range of adaptive products available includes lift legs to make a sofa easier to get off of, a mega switch for lamps and hooks to secure a walking stick to the frame of your bed. ThisAbles is an excellent way of addressing the need for more inclusive products. How about if you could 3D print the furniture hacks for free at your local IKEA store?... I could see the idea going further also. You can customise standard furniture pieces to your needs and taste, or take it one step further to even customising clothes and shoes? See all the products at https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/18/thisables-ikea-disabilities-furniture-design/
Sustainable Coffin
Something you perhaps never really think about is the design of a coffin, and the environmental impact it can have once buried. I guess it's something we just accept and never think about, or never want to think about as our own mortality is an avoided subject. However Shaina Garfield has created a coffin that will enable us to have a positive effect on the environment after our death and leave the earth 'untouched' in death just as we entered it. The body is wrapped in a natural cotton sheet, laid on a pine surface and then secured with a netting that is woven with fungal spores. The fungus speeds up the decomposition of the body whilst absorbing any toxins released. Oxygen and nitrogen from the body can permeate into the soil to fertilise it. A year after burial the soil is fertilised enough for a memorial tree to be planted on it, enhancing the positive environmental impact of the body's burial.
"This transforms our definition of a cemetery from a place with loads of dead bodies to a beautiful park full of new life," said Garfield. (https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/18/shaina-garfield-leaves-sustainable-coffin/)
It sounds like a great idea but could be controversial. Some people may not want to 'return to nature' and would rather leave an impact on the world. I'm also not sure how a congregation would feel about sitting in front of this coffin in church but it is similar the the traditional Muslim burial. Surely the positive environmental impact and wishes of the deceased are more important? See the full story at https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/18/shaina-garfield-leaves-sustainable-coffin/
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