a garden irrigator made from the rotating disk of a dishwasher : the first prize of a contest held by zanussi about recycling .........................................
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zanussi contest : recycling hausehold appliances the results of a contest held by zanussi, a leading european appliance manufacturer, have come out. many italian schools and universities participated in the contest: among unfeasibile solutions, there were a few unusual entries especially appreciated for their formal casualness. we liked the table with the incorporated acquarium, the stove top which converted into a record player for dj housewives and the refrigerator reincarnated as a neopolitan creche. while these entries proposed the transformation of a product for other uses, the first prize was awarded to the students of milan’s domus academy who submitted the idea of a garden irrigator made from the rotating disk of a dishwasher: in this case, the product continued to perform the same task in a different environment.
	--- lavalab 02 'sitting in front of the TV with our remote control and our goldfish...' reuse of a washing machine. accademia di design di bolzano: andrea gsell, massimiliano mariz
	--- frigo mio fatti capanna 'we made a bed for a small dog using the washable outer surface of the fridge, which does'nt retain unpleasant smells.' istituto d'arte di torino:
	--- discotto 'why I did it? I prefer to invite my friends to my house and listen to our favourite deejays.' istituto europeo di design, turin: motoki yoshio
	--- spider garden irrigation systems. the project involves the reuse of component parts from dishwashers. domus academy, milan: ha jeong hoon, lee hyoung cheol, park joonwoo (1st prize)
	--- presebbio? 'we decided to build a nativity scene, using the electrical system of the fridge, its volumes and its expanded inner and outer space.' istituto d'arte di torino: same students as frigo mio...
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