Collection by Sarah Rich
Organic Factory by Giles Belley
I first discovered Giles Belley a few years back when he designed one of the most elegant energy-saving power adapters I've ever seen. Now the innovative French designer is passing back into our orbit with a new line of designs called The Organic Factory.
The collection features household objects made with organic, biodegradable materials garnered from agricultural waste. The designs embrace the volatile nature of biodegradable materials, using partial decomposition to create a dynamic aspect to each design. Check out the drawings and prototypes in our slideshow.
The Plaine is composed of sunflower hulls. It is placed over the top of a pot filled with fertilized soil. As water is poured over the Plaine, it slowly biodegrades, distributing nutrients into the soil and eventually disappearing, making room for a plant to grow. The drawing shows the process of water traveling over the Plaine into the vessel below.