It was Yanko Design's title, "Cups for Conscience" that caught my attention on this Hans A Huseklepp design. Displayed at Milan Expo 2015, the 'Wake Up' dishes were designed not only to look great, but to delivery a global message. The differentiating heights and varying plate sizes are designed to symbolize the world's inequality between rich and poor.
The 'Wake Up' dishes and cups were a joint effort with Karl Sjöstrøm and Henning R. Nielsen as well as with Vecchio Lodi Ceramics.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Awareness Ceramics
- Ceramics that display global messages through design can be used as a tool for social awareness.
- Inequality Symbolism
- Symbolic visual representations of inequality, like varying plate heights and sizes, can be incorporated into design to raise awareness.
- Ethical Design
- Designs that deliver global messages can be used to promote ethical decision-making in product design and manufacturing.
Where This Applies
- Ceramics Manufacturing
- Ceramics manufacturers can incorporate social awareness messages into their products to differentiate and appeal to consumers interested in ethical products.
- Product Design
- Product designers can use symbolic representations of inequality in their designs to deliver social messages, promote awareness, and drive sales.
- Social Awareness Campaigns
- Organizations and companies can use ethical design to create awareness and promote solutions for social issues like inequality.
