Eindhoven-based design studio Dutch Invertuals has curated an exhibition of 10 objects, to question whether ? in the anthropocene era ?  it is possible to reduce the volume of non-essential products in our lives.
On show last week for Dutch Design Week, Take Away featured a range of unusual products, from lamps made from old clothes, to altars constructed from unwanted household junk.
Dutch Invertuals presented 10 objects designed to question whether it is possible to reduce the volume of non-essential products in our lives
According to Dutch Invertuals founder Wendy Plomp, the aim was to explore whether humans can strive to produce less rather more, particularly as we now entering the first geological era in which human activity is a dominant influence on the earth. "After decades of abundance and growth, we must now rethink the essence of our true needs," she explained. "Can we ultimately fade out the obsolete and return to it to the elements""
The aim was to explore whether, in the anthropocene era, humans can strive to produce less rather more
All 10 items on show, each produced by a different designer or studio, is a response to the complications of modern life, covering themes such as overconsumption, digitalisation and the disappearance of craft.
All created with the goal of using less, the experimental projects include new applications of production techniques, new insights, and new ways of making and thinking.
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