The multiple applications of loofah: Environmental-friendly, practical, and creatively unlimited
丝瓜是一种大家都不陌生的蔬菜，在成熟的果实里有一种天然的纤维管束，被称为丝瓜纜。丝瓜纜具备可天然降解、吸降性、轻盈度、通气性、抑菌性、坚固等优良特性。因此，丝瓜纜已被广泛应用于环保包装、时尚、家具等多个领域，具有可持续发展的潜力。
01、创意鸡蛋包装
设计：梁榜放
使用丝瓜纜制作的鸡蛋包装既环保又实用。吃完鸡蛋后，包装还可以被用来刷碗，减少了垃圾的产生。
02、丝瓜结构桌子
设计：梁榜放
这张桌子的3D打印组件是基于丝瓜纜的结构和纹理的参数化算法“生长”而成的。利用丝瓜的钉性，打印组件的形状、结构和镇空表面都是由计算机生成的，从而创建了一个坚固的桌脚。
03、环保的丝瓜种子包装
设计：Royal College of Art
Spring Mud is an environmentally friendly cucumber seed packaging that uses cucumber vines to make seed packaging again, making it convenient for users to grow cucumbers. At the same time, cucumber vines can also provide nutrients for seedlings.
04, Multi-functional cucumber vine furniture
Design: Fernando Laposse
This furniture series makes use of the various characteristics of cucumber vines, such as lightness, translucency, and thermal insulation, giving them new perceptual value. At the same time, cucumber vines add a unique aesthetic value to the furniture.
05, Medical cucumber fiber splint
Design: Mauricio Affonso
This medical splint is made of low-cost compressed and adhesive-bonded cucumber fiber splint. It has the advantages of light weight, good breathability, antibacterial properties, and easy degradation, providing cheap and user-friendly medical splints for patients.
06, Environmentally friendly shower gel packaging
Design: Xinjian Li, Jihan Gu, Shiya Gui, Cheng Chen
Cucumber vines are a natural and biodegradable product, which is very suitable for use as shower gel packaging. The designers did not use disposable plastic boxes, but chose biodegradable cucumber vines, increasing the practicality and aesthetic value of the product.
07, Product design based on plant fibers
Designer: Cheng Yeshuai
This design project focuses on plant fiber materials, including loofah rattan. The designer has developed a set of orthopedic devices based on loofah rattan, making full use of its characteristics.
08. Loofah Rattan Lamp
Designer: Mingdu Design - Liang Chen, Yang Xueying
This lamp cleverly combines the light transmission of Tyvek® and the characteristics of loofah rattan to create a romantic visual effect through light.
09. Comfortable and Stable Loofah Chair
Designer: Fanchin Wei
The loofah chair is made of wood and loofah rattan, which looks soft but is actually comfortable and stable.
10. Eco-friendly Beach Shoes
Designer: Pranay Girkar, Mayur Sonawane
LUF is an eco-friendly beach shoe designed using loofah rattan material. It is not only functional but also environmentally friendly, reducing marine pollution.
11. Innovative Loofah Seedling Cup
Designer: Liu Jiahao
Seedinng-C is a seedling cup made from loofah, different from other plastic seedling cups. The hollow structure of loofah rattan is beneficial for plant growth, and after being decomposed by soil, it can provide nutrients for plants.
That's all for today's sharing.
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