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Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : De Blanco. -
Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : Juri, a cutlery set by Thomas Walde. -
Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : Juri, a personal cutlery by Thomas Walde -
Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : Madam Tutu by Claudia Heiniger. -
Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : Pli by Florian Hauswirth. -
Trattoria Utopia by POSTFOSSIL : The entire range of hot new products which are both sexy and smart in design.
POSTFOSSIL’s latest collection – aimed at living in a post-fossil age – caused a stir among design buffs at the recent Milan Furniture Fair.
This Swiss collective of designers aim to create objects for living in the context of dwindling resources. Their ingeniously quirky designs – which include a range of objects, from stools to cutlery – are the result.
The Trattoria Utopia collection was showcased at the Ventura Lambrate, where the designers hoped their work would encourage questions and discussions.
Included in the collection is:
De Blanco
This is a series of porcelain cones that provide freedom of choice in their function: lying down, the cones give the impression of being a market bag or fruit bowl; when stood on end, they look like spinning tops; when put in a glass, they become vessels for flowers.
Madame Tutu
The inspiration for this design was wicker baskets used for shopping, collecting or storage of groceries. The basket, along with the legs, either becomes a stool or an object for household storage. The two contradicting materials – wicker and metal –are connected together, but can be separated at any time.
Juri cutlery
The Juri cutlery set addresses the controversial topic of meat eating, which is being debated because of energy-consumption issues. In the basic range, the fork contains one-fifth zinc and the knife is deliberately not polished, which makes eating meat difficult.
Personal cutlery
In earlier times, people carried their own cutlery – consisting usually only of a knife – with them at all times. As a result of the increase in personal mobility, personal cutlery makes more sense in today’s society, since we often make food and eat away from home.
Pli
VISI loves this folding chair that folds to a width of 8cm. The combination of moulded plywood and solid wood allows for a great structure, and the joints flow elegantly, and unusually, into each other. A more comfortable version of Pli has a soft, vegetable-tanned leather cushion.
More information: www.postfossil.ch
