Organic Factory: Domestic objects made from agricultural waste
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Agromaterials, made from agricultural waste, are biodegradable when exposed to water. Though these kinds of materials have a wide industrial application, designer Gilles Belley has investigated their potential applications in domestic objects like planters, home fragrances and bath aromas. The series is entitled The Organic Factory and “plays with continuities and similarities between artificial and natural to propose a set of objects whose shapes and functions are manufactured from nature.”
“Plaine,” pictured top, is made in imitation of soil erosion. Water will dig furrows in a pat of organic fertilizer that slowly dissolves to feed the soil and seeds beneath it. Made from sunflower agro-material and tinted glass.
“Rameau,” is a fragrance diffuser consisting of a dissolvable whisk made from aromatic plant stems, a marble plate and a candle. As the user whips the heated water with the whisk, the water will evaporate, spreading the fragrance throughout the room.
“Fruit,” pictured below, imitates the Cypress fruit, emitting “volatile essences with antiseptic properties” to neutralize unpleasant odors. This object is made purely from soluble, aromatic agromaterials.
Much more after the jump.
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