Friday Five with Pablo Carrascal of OSTRICHPILLOW
Pablo Carrascal is co-founder of OSTRICHPILLOW as well as a partner at design firm Studio Banana ? today he joins us for Friday Five!
Madrid, Spain-based Pablo Carrascal is co-founder of lifestyle brand OSTRICHPILLOW, as well as a partner at design firm Studio Banana. You’ve likely come across OSTRICHPILLOW in your travels through our site and across the internet, but the brand goes beyond their original immersive napping pillow and strives to make life more enjoyable. The fun, functional products they design make the small moments in each day better by ignoring standard categories and expected norms in favor of exploring the unexpected. Today Pablo is joining us for Friday Five!
Photo by Pablo Carrascal
1. Spoons
I?m a collector by nature. I?m not interested in expensive portraits, but everyday objects. I own a collection of around 4,000 different cans from around the world, and now I?m very interested in spoons. From the cutlery I think spoons are the most complete item, you can make almost all the actions you can do with a fork or a knife. For me it is the perfect symbol of feeding, it?s the first tool we learn to use as kids after our hand. In fact, it?s a reproduction of our hand. My fascination is how both need and solution can have so many designs. Photo by Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Kobe
2. Wooden Joints
For a few years I had a wooden workshop where I used to work with my hands and wood. I was also fascinated with the different techniques to j...
Madrid, Spain-based Pablo Carrascal is co-founder of lifestyle brand OSTRICHPILLOW, as well as a partner at design firm Studio Banana. You’ve likely come across OSTRICHPILLOW in your travels through our site and across the internet, but the brand goes beyond their original immersive napping pillow and strives to make life more enjoyable. The fun, functional products they design make the small moments in each day better by ignoring standard categories and expected norms in favor of exploring the unexpected. Today Pablo is joining us for Friday Five!
Photo by Pablo Carrascal
1. Spoons
I?m a collector by nature. I?m not interested in expensive portraits, but everyday objects. I own a collection of around 4,000 different cans from around the world, and now I?m very interested in spoons. From the cutlery I think spoons are the most complete item, you can make almost all the actions you can do with a fork or a knife. For me it is the perfect symbol of feeding, it?s the first tool we learn to use as kids after our hand. In fact, it?s a reproduction of our hand. My fascination is how both need and solution can have so many designs. Photo by Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Kobe
2. Wooden Joints
For a few years I had a wooden workshop where I used to work with my hands and wood. I was also fascinated with the different techniques to j...
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