Over the last few years, there has been increasing conversation on sustainable ways of production and circular economy, yet when one tries to design and promote such a product to their client, they are often met with disbelief and rejection.
The offer to design corporate gifts for the guests of the Cyprus University of Technology – was an ideal opportunity to explore “acrobatic” modes of creation. A desk organizer made of stainless steel, cork and reclaimed wood from demolition sites, copper lights with LED’s, brass rulers attached with animal glue to waste beech/walnut and vases from leftover construction beams…
Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
The Serious Products Lab is ran by Eva Korae under the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
It aims to domestically produce experimental products, through the possibilities provided by Digital Fabrication and to archive/record indigenous manufacturing practices that contribute to the understanding of product design in general.
It also aims to export its practical and research results globally, through publications, exhibitions and participation in international design festivals.
Co-designed with Georgios Pitsillides and finalized with Dio-Dio Collective.
Over the last few years, there has been increasing conversation on sustainable ways of production and circular economy, yet when one tries to design and promote such a product to their client, they are often met with disbelief and rejection.
The offer to design corporate gifts for the guests of the Cyprus University of Technology – was an ideal opportunity to explore “acrobatic” modes of creation. A desk organizer made of stainless steel, cork and reclaimed wood from demolition sites, copper lights with LED’s, brass rulers attached with animal glue to waste beech/walnut and vases from leftover construction beams…
Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
The Serious Products Lab is ran by Eva Korae under the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
It aims to domestically produce experimental products, through the possibilities provided by Digital Fabrication and to archive/record indigenous manufacturing practices that contribute to the understanding of product design in general.
It also aims to export its practical and research results globally, through publications, exhibitions and participation in international design festivals.
Co-designed with Georgios Pitsillides and finalized with Dio-Dio Collective.