Richard Kaloust Preservation

In the last several years, zippy Vespa scooters have become the eco-transportation alternative for not just trendy hipsters and bohemian artsy individuals but also mainstreamers who simply want to navigate the streets with a lighter carbon footprint.

According to their website and many satisfied customer accounts, Vespas are definitely built to last so I have to wonder how one handy grandpappy ended up retiring his old model and turning it into the rocking horse depicted throughout this post.

It’s definitely nifty to gaze at and the body seems to be in fine shape, so why grandpappy, whyyyyy?

I can only presume that his scooter spit out its last breath longgggg ago and instead of sending it to landfill purgatory, he recycled it into a sweet little treasure for his doe-eyed grandson, Diego, complete with fiberglass body, stainless steel wrapped platform, wood trimmed edges and imitation leather seat.

Craftsmanship like that isn’t very common these days. Nice job, DIY grandpappy — you are a green trailblazer since I don’t believe that anything quite like this has ever been done before!

Was combing through the internet this morning searching for some interesting functional design for your loyal readers and I came across something interesting but not sure how functional it will be.

“Flex” is a bench top bin, designed by Jon Liow with the aim of promoting neat cooking preparations and easy disposal of chopping board debris.

Usage is simply by slipping a plastic bag over the 4 posts and viola, instead rubbish bin.

For me, this is the type of design which either works or don’t work for you, depending on what you are using it as.

Yes, it does works as a rubbish bin, but as once for disposal of food preparation waste?

If you are the cook at home and you are the one also in charge of taking out the trash, it would obvious how often liquid is dripping from the plastic bag which happens to be pierced by the waste it contains.

Normally these liquid messes are contained within the waste bin which could be washed later but for a open bottom waste bin, this would be flowing off to your kitchen counter isn’t it?

Correct me if I am wrong.

And not to forget to mention, if you are from Singapore, you should know how we would flip the plastic stool and slot a rubbish plastic bag to form a make shift waste bin.

Now that is the similarity I saw between these two concepts.

But this could be a good design though, just not suitable for any trash which are not dry.

• JARSON RESIDENCE
• Posted 3 months ago by Coby Hounjet · Art & Design · Design
• Architecture studio Will Bruder + Partners have designed this beautiful house in Arizona, USA. The Jarson Residence is built for a family of four and is embedded in the desert wash of the Paradise Valley. The sculptural form of the house is made from weathered steel and copper, while the interior is kept simple but stylish with cork and concrete floors, wall planes of translucent glass and cabinets of cherry and stainless steel. Take a look at the pictures below.