New Sense in Nuisance - JaniPad

Stool
Using the same technique and materials as when
making a fibreboard, but with a cylindrical plastic
container as mould, we made a stool after the
traditional lou model with three legs. The sponginess
of the petioles gave it a nice cushioning effect, but
with our crude technique we could not make the stool
strong enough. We therefore added a metal skeleton
to make it more rigid for the up-coming exhibitions.
Transport Protection
The sponginess in the petioles can be used as transport
protection when e.g. transporting fragile goods like
glass bottles. Two prototypes, one for wine bottles and
one for the local beer Tusker, were made by gluing
together split petioles in a cross-pattern. With an easy
manufacturing method, this would be well suited for
replacing similar plastic padding, like polystyrene
peanuts, bottle wrappers etc. Another idea that we
had was to simply use the dried unprocessed petioles
for protecting a product during transport.
Diaper
We went further with the hyacinth’s ability to absorb
and contain liquid and made a prototype of a diaper
out of hyacinth paper and peeled petioles. The
prototype was more of a manifestation of the idea and
also addressed the waste issue with plastic diapers.
top l.: Stool, top r.: Transport protection- bottle sleeve
bottom l.: Transport protection- substitute for
polystherene peanuts,
bottom r.: An early prototype for a diaper
Reality Studio 09 - New Sense in Nuisance
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