THE BIODEGRADABLE
FUNCTIONAL TABLEWARE
THE BIODEGADABLE FUNCTIONAL TABLEWARE
Roongtip Luilao, THA, developed since 2014
The peels of watermelon, pomelo and other fruits are everted and dehydrated for a specific temperature and time to harden them. The fruit peels’ natural fibres are tough enough to hold liquid and even hot foods, like soup. The attached but removeable wooden handles and bases give clear visual hints for their new function.
The biodegradable functional tableware, since 2014
vessels from fruit peels, wooden handles and bases
15*20 cm, 30*15 cm
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Roongtip Luilalo
Roongtip Luilao is co-founder and advisor of Scrap Shop, a working collaboration with the Creative Center for Eco-design (Scrap Lab), a design & research center focusing on green products and material development founded by Dr. Singh Intrachooto at Kasetsart University Architecture (Bangkok). She holds a master's degree in Home Economics from Kasetsart University. Her expertise is in the area of sustainable design concepts and her work focuses on environmentally friendly textile design and innovation. Roongtip’s research also includes material developments from manufacturing and agricultural by-products as well as waste reclamation from the textile industry and agricultural waste.
Textile and Clothing Program, Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University
Dr. Roongtip Luilao
Lives/works: Bangkok, Thailand
Contact: Scrap Shop Instagram
EXHIBIT COLLECTION
PURE GOLD
Upcycled! Upgraded!
Pure Gold is an exhibition organized by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), Stuttgart, Germany, which promotes art and cultural exchange in exhibitions, dialogue and conference programs.
As a competence center for international cultural relations, ifa connects civil societies, cultural practices, art, media and science. The ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.
©2022 ifa. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
