Imagining Technology ?Crafted? Without Plastics
Envisioning a future where technology veers into the realm of craft and reduces the impact of electronic waste by subtracting plastics.
A recent study discovered 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste ? the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers – is produced annually. And of that staggering figure, only 20 percent of electronic waste generated will be collected and recycled. Italian designer Mario Alessiani wants to help turn the trend toward more sustainable production, proposing three examples of technological tools ? a smartphone charger, a bluetooth speaker, and a touch screen pen ? crafted purposely without plastics.
The 30-year old designer’s Soul Tech collection is a modern day desk set of sorts, comprising a Bluetooth speaker made with glass, cane, and weathered steel, a wireless charging base made of wood, copper, and brass, and a touchscreen pen crafted with brass or aluminum. Alessiani envisions all three designs as working proof of how “craftsmanship can fully live the contemporary, taking advantage of the availability of everyday technologies to create aesthetically appreciable objects that we usually buy from multinationals and large industries that work with plastic and serial materials.”
The objects that I propose in this collection are the practical demonstration that craftsmanship can fully live the contemporary, taking advantage of the availability of everyday technologies to create aesthetically appreciable objects ...
A recent study discovered 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste ? the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers – is produced annually. And of that staggering figure, only 20 percent of electronic waste generated will be collected and recycled. Italian designer Mario Alessiani wants to help turn the trend toward more sustainable production, proposing three examples of technological tools ? a smartphone charger, a bluetooth speaker, and a touch screen pen ? crafted purposely without plastics.
The 30-year old designer’s Soul Tech collection is a modern day desk set of sorts, comprising a Bluetooth speaker made with glass, cane, and weathered steel, a wireless charging base made of wood, copper, and brass, and a touchscreen pen crafted with brass or aluminum. Alessiani envisions all three designs as working proof of how “craftsmanship can fully live the contemporary, taking advantage of the availability of everyday technologies to create aesthetically appreciable objects that we usually buy from multinationals and large industries that work with plastic and serial materials.”
The objects that I propose in this collection are the practical demonstration that craftsmanship can fully live the contemporary, taking advantage of the availability of everyday technologies to create aesthetically appreciable objects ...
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