Comments on: Nomu by Lee West for Eno

By: Inês

Inês — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:25:47 +0000

I have seen this design before by a portuguese designer with plates as well in a shop in Lisbon. As for the use of cork for Romain, what EU decided was that cork could not be used in bottles which Portugal has criticized contrary to many believes it's our cork industry that has suffered and probably some plastic industry in another european country ha sprofited from it. Cork is cut from a tree , and it is only the ouside part that from "sobreiro".The tree gives this maybe 12 times during its existence. It's like the cover of the trunk that is explored while the tree lives around 250 maybe 300 years.

By: Adaro

Adaro — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:05:29 +0000

Romain +1

Well put Romain, well put!

By: Romain

Romain — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:03 +0000

European law now states that cork shouldn’t be used for bottling purposes.
I for one salute the fact that design can support the use of a wonderful material.

Why not provide us some form of storyboard visuals so we can see how people handle the object?
Ever try to handle a heavy bottle of water across a table ? The shifting weight… the slippery surface… and ceramics are certainly heavier than plain ol’ PET.

Perhaps providing a “stop” just at the limit of the cork so that the user’s hands wouldn’t slip onto the hot surface would have been more comfortable. You’ve certainly tested the prototype so I guess our opinion as virtual critics is only relevant when deciding the form rather than the function.

beautiful nonetheless. I enjoy the contrast of materials and sheen.

By: MrCoolTeapot

MrCoolTeapot — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:49 +0000

Why Mr West or Tonfisk chose not to use bamboo is beyond me.

Cork is in short supply, is it not?

“that recreates an everyday tea ceremony”…the tea ceremony crowd might have a problem with this statement.

The shape of the cups are very nice, however. Understated.

By: P

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:45 +0000

http://www.tonfisk-design.fi/products/warm_teapot.html#