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Dutch product design agency Waarmakers have designed a prototype electric scooter with a body made from compressed plants (+ movie).

Dutch design duo Maarten Heijltjes and Simon Akkaya of Waarmakers designed the Be.e scooter for sustainable mobility brand Van.Eko, using natural fibre-reinforced composites (NFCs) instead of traditional steel and plastics.

The bio-composite monocoque body is made of hemp, flax and bio-resins and mimics that of an egg shell. “The monocoque structure means there is no internal frame,” Akkaya told Dezeen. “The smooth outside surface is what gives the scooter its strength.”

“The design of the Be.e proves that supporting structures in high-impact transportation vehicles, more commonly made with steel, can be replaced with more sustainable natural fibres, without losing strength or performance,” said Akkaya.

Unveiled on 27 June, the Be.e scooter was designed in collaboration with Inholland University of Applied Sciences and NPSP composites.

Here’s a video of the Be.e in action:

Amsterdam-based Waarmakers specialise in sustainable design. Past projects include the Goedzak refuse sacks, designed for discarding unwanted items for others to collect.

Here’s a statement from Waarmakers:

Greenest e-scooter, made from plants

We designed the greenest scooter ever; this e-scooter is made from plants, seriously. The Be.e is a frameless bio-composite electric scooter, with a monocoque body made from flax and bio-resin.

In a collaborative effort with InHolland, NPSP composites and Van.Eko, Waarmakers designed the Be.e; the first bio-based e-scooter.

The Be.e has a monocoque body; a unique construction in which the object’s external skin supports the load, similar to an eggshell, eliminating the need for a frame and the usual numerous plastic panels. This structural engineering feat is made from Dutch flax and bio-resin, extremely sustainable, lightweight and strong.

We were responsible for the overall design of the scooter, it’s monocoque and detailed parts. A task which challenged not only our engineering skills, but also our abilities to design a shape, an image, which communicates it’s unique configuration in an elegant but distinct way.

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« Through Hollow Lands » est une superbe exposition réalisée par Etta Lilienthal & Ben Zamora au Frye Art Museum à Seattle en 2012. Cette création propose aux visiteurs de s’aventurer en dessous d’un labyrinthe de près de 200 néons suspendus dans différentes configurations. A découvrir dans la suite en images.

Miguel Chevalier, en collaboration avec Trafik et le compositeur Michel Redolfi, signe une installation interactive pour le Forum des Halles de Paris. Des graphiques colorés constitués de LED habillent les murs du tunnel, faisant du passage une expérience sensorielle et musicale.

Product news: these pendant lamps by German designer Oliver Schnick have raised collars that direct light up to the ceiling as well as down to the floor.

The Ronde Pendant, for Danish brand GUBI, was designed by Oliver Schick with a protruding lip as a subtle addition to the traditional pendant shape.

“Only minor changes or unexpected details are needed to give a product a lively character, which sparks the associations and emotions of the user” said Schick.

The designer used hand-turned aluminium to form the rounded shape of the lamp, then named it Ronde, a word associated with circles and rotation.

The surface is coated with an matte lacquer to give it a ceramic-like finish.

Ronde Pendant is available in two sizes and comes in either white, red, light grey, dark grey or black.

Other lighting designs featured on Dezeen recently include a sculptural timber lamp bent to the point of breaking and floor lamps with matching shades and bases. See more lighting »

GUBI sent us the following text:

With its simple yet lively expression The Ronde Pendant has all the qualities of becoming a future design classic and is sure to spark the interest of most design enthusiasts around the globe. Oliver Schick’s modern take on the classic pendant is his first product for GUBI and will be launched in 2013.

The bell-shaped piece has reference to the traditional pendant lamp and the heyday of 1970s lightning design; however, in a modern interpretation. The unique detail of the opening on the top with an overhanging collar, bring forth associations of a jar such as vase or amphora. The hand-turned aluminum lamp shade with an ultramatt lacquer almost makes it look as if it was made of ceramics. The Ronde Pendant comes in two sizes and will available in five colors: Matt white, Rusty Red, Pigeon Grey, Anthracite og Charcoal Black.

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