5100 participants in our recent designboom competition 'design for all' in collaboration with seoul design fair 2010.
designer's own words:
'the project approaches garden tools from a material, aesthetic, and functional investigative perspective.
the bulk of my research focused on the development of a technique of bending and stretching wood into
functional forms while maintaining the simplicity, both of the production process and of the working approach
of the tools. in addition, I conducted a formal investigation into developing the shape of the blades –
both in the design and in the bending process. the project includes six final objects: sickle, axe/machete, spade,
shovel, scythe and bow saw. each piece is created from wood (oak) and stainlesss-steel blades.'
stay tuned. the entire list of shortlisted entries from the 'design for all' competition will be revealed shortly.
