wooseok & paperwolf spread kindness with human lid coffee topper
continuing the campaign against ill will, designer jang wooseok, in collaboration with paperwolf, provides users a reconciling kiss with their coffee.
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wooseok & paperwolf spread kindness with human lid coffee topper
all images courtesy of jang wooseok
for many, the day’s first cup of coffee acts as a mental buffer that lowers the general insanity of existence to a tolerable level. but a mug of joe can only do so much, and in a world seemingly dominated by bad news and despair, the threshold is quickly surpassed. korean designer jang wooseok, in a continuation of his earlier ‘kiss lid’, presents the ‘human lid’; created in collaboration with german paper-craft artist wolfram (aka paperwolf) for café franchise B2B. geometric facets create a genderless mouth, reconciling the bad in the world with a simple kiss. made of polystyrene, the ‘human lid’ is available in 12 and 16oz versions.
‘hot from heart’ instead of ‘caution hot’
black is used as representative of diversity
geometric forms are utilized to avoid gender assignment
similar in philosophy to lovegrove’s ty nant bottle, the design hopes to evoke connection with the user
take-out coffee lids
faceted surfaces give the piece a distinct visual presence
‘human lid’
mark of partnership
the project was carried out in collaboration with german paper-craft artist, wolfram (left)
kiss lid, also covered by designboom, served as a prototype for the ‘human lid’
the ‘human lid’ originates from a similar mindset as benetton’s UNHATE campaign
image © benetton
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