Hasta La Ideas

This peculiar-looking Tamaragua object is by Madrid-based ID firm Disolventes. It might be mistaken for kitchenware.

Alas, its purpose is sobering:

“Manufactured by Precious Plastic Gran Canaria, the piece combines a shovel and rake to remove and excavate the sand, and a sieve to separate and collect the waste for subsequent recycling or disposal.”

“Tamaragua is an environmental awareness project that makes visible the problem of micro-plastic pollution on the coasts of Gran Canaria. Using a beach cleaning tool made from 100% recycled plastic, it seeks to deploy an army of ‘shore dwellers’ who raise awareness in their surroundings about the state of our beaches.”

Sad purpose aside, as an object it’s a great example of form follows function.