If You Build It, They Will Cluck

In Bertie County, North Carolina, farming is a way of life. So when Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller were searching for a project for the ten high-school juniors in their Studio H design-build class (the educational arm of their nonprofit organization, Project H Design), coops were a natural choice. “Chickens are part of all of our existences here,” Pilloton says, “but we wanted to look at them through a new lens.

What does it mean to raise four chickens for a sustainable backyard rather than churning out 250,000 for the conglomerate down the road?” Building on the design and construction skills they developed making Cornhole game boards earlier in the year, the students embarked on creating hospitable homes for a handful of hens.

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  Wire Ware

  • Designed by: Naoto Fukasawa
  • Made by: Plus Minus Zero

  Can be placed on the plate together with your slice of toast. It's also cute on a small saucer. The black wire egg cup stands out against a plate.

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  Naturofantastic

  • Designed by: Virginia González
  • Made by: Lladró

  An imaginary universe where the organic and fantasy are combined to create everyday objects such as lamps, vases, candelabra, bowls... Familiar forms are decorated with marine and vegetal motifs conjured up in the imagination of Lladro artists. Sometimes, the delicacy of white porcelain is further highlighted with grey, green or blue tones. On other occasions, the decoration in white or with gold luster combines gloss and matte finishes. An evocative journey to the dreamlike side of nature.
   

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  Surface

  • Designed by: Ole Jensen
  • Made by: Muuto

  Ole Jensen on the design, "A small hand-held and sculptural plateau with three small dents. One for the egg, one for the shells and one for salt - or whatever you might imagine! For breakfast - though maybe not everyday - for brunch and definitely for sunday mornings. To serve a boiled egg is almost a happening on its own. An eternal source of shared moments and discussion of whether it's overcooked or not..."

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  Omaggio Køkken

  • Designed by: Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Schou Nordentoft
  • Made by: Kähler

  Kähler is launching a completely new kitchen series 'Omaggio Kitchen', which is created by the two designers Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Schou Nordentoft.
  They have created an ultra modern kitchen series in a single, distinctive styling that fits perfectly to all the kitchens and homes, where good taste is paramount.