Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi of shigeichiro studio has designed a minimal rubbish bin (above) and a shoehorn (below).
The aluminium bin has a wooden lid that tilts without a mechanism.
The plastic shoehorn fits onto a conical wooden base.
Here's a bit of text from the designer:
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Bin
The cylinder is simply cut diagonally and the mouth is covered with a wooden board. This is a dust bin with lid.
Because the diagonal mouth is at a slightly different level, the lid can balance on it without additional components which also make it easily removable for trash taken off and cleaning.
Material: aluminum, hard maple wood.
Shoehorn
This form which has beautiful curves and mild thickness stands on the floor like an object. This is a shoehorn.
The main body and the wooden base are beautifully united as one piece. The conventional image we have in our mind would have been erased from the presence of this shoehorn.
Material: plastic, hard maple wood.
they’re both gorgeous.
The shoe horn is truly fantastic
I fully agree with kaptnk, they’re both gorgeous.
I love the lid of the bin. Does this really work? Amazing. Good design!
the design of the bin is soooo old… still looks nice but surely not new.
Love the dustbin!
BUT ……. this shoe horn is 100% the same as this by Michael Young for Georg Jensen :
http://www.georgjensen.com/global/Shop/Living/Accessories/VOYAGE-shoehorn.aspx
It’s easy to fall in the same sharpes, when you’re working in minimalism. But it’s amazing to discover that different thinkers find same essential concepts indeed.
I love these minimal items. Excellent design!!
I saw this kind of shoehorn recently, like a Nendo’s for Maruni and Michael’s for Georg Jensen, presented in the same year 2009. (interesting situation!) But I think this shoehorn is best.
Why not just bend and put on the shoe?
A binliner is going to ruin that bin!