‘avo’ image © designboom

the water hyacinth is the world’s worst water weed, according to pinpach piyatiratitivorakul. it chokes lakes, dams and irrigation channels. it increases water loss by evaporation, degrades water quality and obstructs water transport, providing sheltered breeding sites for disease vectors such as mosquitoes.

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder ‘avo’ image © designboom

throughout many of thailand’s rivers, the water hyacinth has been wreaking havoc on local water transportation and the natural flora and fauna of the country. responding to this problem, thai designer pinpach piyatiratitivorakul has created the ‘avo’ fruit holder which is constructed from the invasive plant. pinpach has employed local thai craftsman for production of the basket whose form draws on the oval shape of the luscious avocado fruit and its gradation of color. the ‘avo’ fruit holder was shortlisted in the recent designboom / MACEF competition ‘the intelligent hand’.

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder detail image © designboom

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder ‘avo’ in two version of different colors image courtesy pinpach piyatiratitivorakul

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder detail image courtesy pinpach piyatiratitivorakul

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder detail image courtesy pinpach piyatiratitivorakul

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder the making process image courtesy pinpach piyatiratitivorakul

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder ‘avo’ baskets dispayed on ‘moss’ tables, in the exhibition ‘asia now’ image © designboom

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder the thai sector of the show image © designboom

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder the avocado fruit determined the colors and form image © designboom

pinpach piyatiratitivorakul : avo fruit holder graphics from the thai section image © designboom