DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Darja Malešič
Wicker water bottles.
This collection of water bottles combines three themes: respect for water, cultural heritage and sustainability. These products encourage a re-evaluation of the traditional Slovenian craft of wickerwork as well as the use of local and sustainable materials such as willow, corn husk and rye straw. Willow is a truly renewable resource as only growing shoots are used. Corn leaves and straw used in wickerwork are 100% waste material, the by-product of a cash crop. The modular product design allows each element to be recovered, replaced or recycled.