https://markosdesigns.com Markos Design Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:28:38 +0000 https://markosdesigns.com en https://markosdesigns.com/PIK-STOOL-1 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:28:38 +0000 Markos Design https://markosdesigns.com/PIK-STOOL-1 <img width="15000" height="8438" width_o="15000" height_o="8438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67c0e821cf294ee8b454be8c0b6322568b2b59f6217ec3e37f5dade626099d5d/Thrown-edited.jpg" data-mid="229116854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67c0e821cf294ee8b454be8c0b6322568b2b59f6217ec3e37f5dade626099d5d/Thrown-edited.jpg" /> Pik is a compact, stackable stool designed as an exploration in material efficiency and distributed manufacturing. Its softly tapered, triangular form referencing the geometry of a guitar pick, allows two complete stools to be CNC-cut from a single standard sheet of plywood, with minimal material waste. Conceived during a fast-paced, three-day design sprint, Pik investigates how constraints can lead to clarity in both form and function. 3 Day Design Sprint PIK STOOL_FLAT PACK FURNITURE &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="11250" height="15000" width_o="11250" height_o="15000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dca6edd499832f228c5395d2f49d3d5421d739cfa0245394fd38e201528f707/Front-.jpg" data-mid="229118368" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dca6edd499832f228c5395d2f49d3d5421d739cfa0245394fd38e201528f707/Front-.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c75cbded0180f3488547c3999e4d1343d35a212c7c2ec610ea4a8c699e5903f/Upsite-Down-.jpg" data-mid="229118369" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c75cbded0180f3488547c3999e4d1343d35a212c7c2ec610ea4a8c699e5903f/Upsite-Down-.jpg" /> The stool’s components are precisely nested in a flat layout, optimised for digital fabrication. This enables on-demand production using widely accessible tools and materials, supporting decentralised manufacturing models that prioritise local resources and reduce the environmental impact of global logistics. While originally designed for local fabrication rather than mass distribution, Pik’s disassembled format naturally lends itself to compact packaging. All parts fit into a flat box slim enough to pass through a standard UK letterbox, offering a logistical advantage that many products overlook. In conventional shipping, bulky, pre-assembled goods often occupy excessive volume, with packaging composed largely of empty space and protective filler. Pik challenges this inefficiency by demonstrating how design for disassembly and flat-packing can significantly reduce shipping volume, allowing more units to be transported per route, with fewer resources consumed. Rather than positioning itself as a reinvention of the stool, Pik is a considered reflection on how design can engage with systems, material supply, production methods, packaging, and distribution, with subtlety and intention. It offers a quiet proposal for a more resourceful and responsive way of designing everyday objects. <img width="4443" height="2967" width_o="4443" height_o="2967" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca0c9b79f5737cc6070a771f4e9e41df5b3c119c15b8484ceaddbdf4a5d899a1/Sitting.jpg" data-mid="229116774" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca0c9b79f5737cc6070a771f4e9e41df5b3c119c15b8484ceaddbdf4a5d899a1/Sitting.jpg" /> https://markosdesigns.com/Ostra_Lamp Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:04:37 +0000 Markos Design https://markosdesigns.com/Ostra_Lamp <img width="5019" height="2823" width_o="5019" height_o="2823" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/406cec015bdc1f7c664f486fd4cc9e1718ce38ce5cce5145d36960a1d40782a9/Ostra-3---Award.jpg" data-mid="222893609" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/406cec015bdc1f7c664f486fd4cc9e1718ce38ce5cce5145d36960a1d40782a9/Ostra-3---Award.jpg" /> Ostra is a ceramic-like biomaterial born from waste oyster shells, reimagining discarded remnants of the seafood industry as a medium for innovation. It challenges traditional supply chains, creating a circular system where waste is transformed into value. By reclaiming oyster shells from local restaurants, Ostra prevents these resources from reaching landfills and instead gives them new life in a striking, sustainable lamp design, a testament to the material’s potential. Oyster shells, rich in calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), typically end up polluting coastlines and emitting unpleasant odors as they decompose. While cement production, accounting for 8% of global emissions, relies on mining non-renewable limestone for calcium carbonate, Ostra offers a renewable, low-impact alternative. This biomaterial mimics the natural formation of oyster shells through Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP), a process that binds shell powder with a custom seaweed extract. The result is a recyclable, biodegradable composite with the density and versatility of concrete, yet without emmissions. OSTRA_A SHELL’S REBIRTH&nbsp; <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9ab7267872401d575597000fc43693717811060f40e9628f3be7d55d8b482a5/Artistic-copy.jpg" data-mid="222894132" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9ab7267872401d575597000fc43693717811060f40e9628f3be7d55d8b482a5/Artistic-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3253" height="4339" width_o="3253" height_o="4339" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8feebcb514ac6aea2523f1dcca4a2776354f2f3bcd56022fe1d94ce664f2a638/top-2-edit.jpg" data-mid="222894316" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8feebcb514ac6aea2523f1dcca4a2776354f2f3bcd56022fe1d94ce664f2a638/top-2-edit.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="2000" width_o="1500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5d160addc149f293dac80a23ab2eee01e87078158ecffe70d2a2d5b55d306b9/top-3-edit.jpg" data-mid="222894317" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5d160addc149f293dac80a23ab2eee01e87078158ecffe70d2a2d5b55d306b9/top-3-edit.jpg" /> The Ostra lamp demonstrates how this material can seamlessly integrate into functional and aesthetic design, while also proposing a scalable system to address global challenges. By valorizing waste, Ostra supports circular economies, fosters biodiversity, and inspires new approaches to material innovation. Even at the end of its lifecycle, the material can be ground and reformed into new products, ensuring its utility endures. As the lampshade cures, it captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forming microcrystals that enhance its strength and durability. A natural wax coating makes the material waterproof, ready to enter the world as a symbol of beauty and sustainability. Ostra is not merely a product, it is a manifesto for a regenerative future, where waste is reimagined as a resource, and design nurtures ecosystems as much as it serves humanity.&nbsp; <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7e9e6102fdc462e5edb04f85f6175e263ab746a609d721c90aed1004a9cc4da/Markos-Lamp-5.jpg" data-mid="222894145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7e9e6102fdc462e5edb04f85f6175e263ab746a609d721c90aed1004a9cc4da/Markos-Lamp-5.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20244a625cd4b1ad44b848af538f7136f76649e2dca712a968c621ba5153e9bf/Markos-Lamp-4a.jpg" data-mid="222897798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20244a625cd4b1ad44b848af538f7136f76649e2dca712a968c621ba5153e9bf/Markos-Lamp-4a.jpg" /> <img width="6488" height="3649" width_o="6488" height_o="3649" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce4eb4f68c5e90353f0f0d487c0c81c8c8f4f165f534abbc85064c48a6c6b102/Markos-Lamp-5.jpg" data-mid="222894669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce4eb4f68c5e90353f0f0d487c0c81c8c8f4f165f534abbc85064c48a6c6b102/Markos-Lamp-5.jpg" /> https://markosdesigns.com/Info-1 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:04:43 +0000 Markos Design https://markosdesigns.com/Info-1 Markos Georgiou (b. 1996) is an interdisciplinary product designer based between London and Cyprus, working across the intersections of nature, innovation, and humanity. His practice spans products, systems, technologies, processes, and materials. He often navigates the space between research and design through an interdisciplinary approach, crafting solutions that are both pragmatic and visionary, and aimed at addressing the urgent challenges of our time. No challenge exists in isolation. Designing for meaningful impact requires thinking in systems, engaging across disciplines, and collaborating with experts whose knowledge extends well beyond design. In his practice, he works closely with researchers, advisors, and specialists, from science and engineering to materials and sustainability, bringing in diverse perspectives that inform, challenge, and deepen the design process. His work is grounded in experimentation and creative inquiry, bridging technology, material innovation, and sustainability. Designed to endure across time and context, his projects span the immediate, the imminent, and the distant future, with a focus on long-term relevance and environmental impact. Markos established his own design studio following the completion of his MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art in 2024. He holds previous degrees from EINA in Barcelona and the University of Brighton. Alongside his design practice, he contributes academically as a visiting lecturer at universities, including the Royal College of Art, Glasgow School of Art, University of Dundee, and Cyprus University of Technology.&nbsp; He is also part of an interdisciplinary research team, collaborating with scientists, engineers, designers, and makers from the Royal College of Art, the Materials Science Research Centre, and Imperial College London to explore new material systems and rethink the future of design. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities including Milan, London, Dubai, Eindhoven, and Munich, and he has collaborated with a range of renowned studios, clients, and institutions. <img width="3637" height="5076" width_o="3637" height_o="5076" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6328c3b2c65396d8a6835ea4f8807472914326b2e13a2f85d282d224fe32bd46/Me-cropped.jpg" data-mid="233919075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6328c3b2c65396d8a6835ea4f8807472914326b2e13a2f85d282d224fe32bd46/Me-cropped.jpg" /> studio@markosdesigns.com AWARDS 2025 BIG See Perspectives Award: Product Design - Winner 2025 James Dyson Award - National Runner-Up UK 2024 Prototypes for Humanity, Future Solutions - Finalist2024 Hyundai Design Awards for Sustainability and Creative Practice - Finalist2022 Isola Design Awards - Material Innovation - Winner2021&nbsp; Green Product Awards - Finalist EXHIBITIONS2024&nbsp; Prototypes For Humanity_Future Solutions - Dubai2024&nbsp; Hyundai Design Awards for Sustainability and Creative Practice - London2023&nbsp; Re:source - Environmental Art &amp; Design - Cyprus2023&nbsp; Milan Design Week - Italy2022&nbsp; Dutch Design Week - Eindhoven, Netherlands2022&nbsp; London Design Festival, Material Matters - United Kingdom2022&nbsp; Milan Design Week - Italy2021&nbsp; &nbsp;Green Concept Awards Exhibition - Munich, Germany PRESS &amp; PUBLICATIONS2025 BIG SEE Award: Product Design - Article 2025 Tocco Earth: The Future of Programmable Materials - Article2025 James Dyson Award - Article2023 Tatler Asia - The sustainable materials shaping design - Article2022 Material Source - Top biomaterial designers to watch in 2023 - Article2022 Architonic - The Future of Product Design - Article2022 Stir World Magazine - New paths in biomateriality - Article2022 Research Paper: Organic Bio-Based Materials for 3D Extrusion2022 Distributed Design Creatives - Article2021 &nbsp;Material Featured - Future Materials Bank2021 &nbsp;The 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parts, that offers you the freedom and possibility to build your own piece of furniture with the use of only one allen key. With the element of floating shelves and a minimal aesthetic language inspired by the paintings of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, Shelfless has the intention to meet the needs of the ever-changing environments of homes and offices, allowing infinite design variations that can go as tall and wide as needed. Moira is a design that will last. All its parts were carefuly designed to be seperated, maintained or repaired easily and indefinitely, while also allowing for a simple end of life recycling. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; MODULAR SHELVING SYSTEM &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3072" height="3840" width_o="3072" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3210f0fc1ac704cadf0cfe3856e4f40f955133ff5f9e7a596ac59e54a678194/LIMN0071.jpg" data-mid="116043043" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3210f0fc1ac704cadf0cfe3856e4f40f955133ff5f9e7a596ac59e54a678194/LIMN0071.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1875" width_o="1500" height_o="1875" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/662aaca4b1f46bd583f9ab017c5d4237889dc1856aaba997969c54fdd3460e45/hero-3.jpg" data-mid="221502080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/662aaca4b1f46bd583f9ab017c5d4237889dc1856aaba997969c54fdd3460e45/hero-3.jpg" /> This project is designed using three primary materials, each selected for its sustainability and contribution to the overall structural strength. The decks are crafted from CNC-machined ash or oak, sourced from responsibly managed forests, ensuring a minimal environmental footprint. Precision-cut aluminum rings add both elegance and strength, while the steel tubes provide durability, maintaining a balance of lightness and stability.&nbsp; The design’s minimalist aesthetic is complemented by an innovative aluminum component, which allows the shelf to be effortlessly mounted at any interval along the steel tubes. This solution offers a seamless, intuitive, and secure method of installation, enhancing the overall simplicity and functionality of the shelf. The result is a design that combines form and function with discretion, providing a modern solution that is both practical and visually striking. <img width="8846" height="1264" width_o="8846" height_o="1264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e15e576e39acfbe8eaa2c4903fda5b27c8225fb0f20b329d5763e92f111f835e/Group.jpg" data-mid="221502210" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e15e576e39acfbe8eaa2c4903fda5b27c8225fb0f20b329d5763e92f111f835e/Group.jpg" /> <img width="1068" height="1389" width_o="1068" height_o="1389" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b85db2d5e9f0671131fa88453a620021ff60cc533064ed47f20648b06833dc9/Flat-Parts-3.jpg" data-mid="117667802" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b85db2d5e9f0671131fa88453a620021ff60cc533064ed47f20648b06833dc9/Flat-Parts-3.jpg" /> <img width="3838" height="2559" width_o="3838" height_o="2559" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ab7a96142c1cbeeffcb4ff85f350b4dcf014987c17e9a3bc2dda04d80dd01f9/Sketch-Render-Shelf-Rezised.jpg" data-mid="118882213" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ab7a96142c1cbeeffcb4ff85f350b4dcf014987c17e9a3bc2dda04d80dd01f9/Sketch-Render-Shelf-Rezised.jpg" /> Efficient, Modular Design The design incorporates fully separable components, enabling the shelf to be transported in its most compact form. This approach minimizes the overall volume, ensuring efficient storage and shipping, while maintaining the integrity and ease of assembly for the end user. <img width="5126" height="2686" width_o="5126" height_o="2686" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc52afd11aa641b776915bd937e62ad436d4dd56e1c7c4baf122bac6010dd7ec/Main-2.jpg" data-mid="221502312" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc52afd11aa641b776915bd937e62ad436d4dd56e1c7c4baf122bac6010dd7ec/Main-2.jpg" /> <img width="5322" height="3326" width_o="5322" height_o="3326" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c8264f60ecdaac70d3314e85ea681db0503dcae7ab4eff32046ef519505107d/Moira-Shelf-no-objects.jpg" data-mid="221495288" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c8264f60ecdaac70d3314e85ea681db0503dcae7ab4eff32046ef519505107d/Moira-Shelf-no-objects.jpg" /> https://markosdesigns.com/Biomaterial-Research Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:29:15 +0000 Markos Design https://markosdesigns.com/Biomaterial-Research <img width="5127" height="3418" width_o="5127" height_o="3418" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ec3ecc0090a9e55a7eb689cd07d7e0d6e3a259943eb6d2a9f86ce5b2c69ec96/LIMN0324-copy.jpg" data-mid="123095498" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ec3ecc0090a9e55a7eb689cd07d7e0d6e3a259943eb6d2a9f86ce5b2c69ec96/LIMN0324-copy.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Biodesign Biomaterials in Design Extensive research and development in biomaterials by examining their behaviour, properties and potential to replace conventional materials in the field of design. As part of my thesis, this field was carefully investigated through medical, biological and scientific research papers as well as with noumerous hands-on experiments and tests.&nbsp;The inevitable future of design. Using green chemistry principles and local materials that are naturally abundant in the form of waste, their potential was examined and analysed&nbsp;in sustainable and circular product design.&nbsp; This research was followed by multiple workshops and collaborations organized with different universities and studios in London, Brighton and Cyprus, where design students and proffessors participated, etiher by developing projects or being introduced to concepts like ‘Design from Waste, Circular Economy and Distributed Design’, with the objective of minimizing environmental and social impact through design. Some materials were published in Biomaterial Libraries such as&nbsp; Materiom.org and others. University of Brighton UK,&nbsp; &nbsp; Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK), MGA Makerspace,&nbsp; &nbsp; Materiom.org,&nbsp; &nbsp; Other Today studio <img width="5761" height="3841" width_o="5761" height_o="3841" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e23ffaf7edaf53feffe3c320d542b66ac1afa5f81f1267b508417f17a6f4d5aa/Holding-Bioplastic-2-.jpg" data-mid="123125283" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e23ffaf7edaf53feffe3c320d542b66ac1afa5f81f1267b508417f17a6f4d5aa/Holding-Bioplastic-2-.jpg" /> Material TestingMaterials’ thermal and mechanical properties were tested and analysed over different timeframes in order to gather knowledge and insights on their behaviour and potential in product design. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5475792c5f4fd56eb1bdefc4ce61e76771ad44f540f5c26e509466fc895f39c/IMG_0122.jpeg" data-mid="123125145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5475792c5f4fd56eb1bdefc4ce61e76771ad44f540f5c26e509466fc895f39c/IMG_0122.jpeg" /> Biomaterial Developments <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c3bdb1936563daf5fde274b0eb4f478e6b89fc1db94eb3529b67f82cc2da3e6/chittsan-2-.jpg" data-mid="123125126" border="0" alt="Chitosan Bioplastic polymer - Shrimp Shells" data-caption="Chitosan Bioplastic polymer - Shrimp Shells" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c3bdb1936563daf5fde274b0eb4f478e6b89fc1db94eb3529b67f82cc2da3e6/chittsan-2-.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a887cc7a4a80b0d4751ece4edab4353ced76ad3b4cfbfb1621bca22ad942311/DSC_0055.jpeg" data-mid="123125136" border="0" alt="Coffee Waste" data-caption="Coffee Waste" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a887cc7a4a80b0d4751ece4edab4353ced76ad3b4cfbfb1621bca22ad942311/DSC_0055.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2250d5b95deed13d3c9c041db713fb26fde13294125e33ff23f6efd46755d16/DSC_0040.jpeg" data-mid="123125131" border="0" alt="Chitosan Bioplastic - Shrimp Shells" data-caption="Chitosan Bioplastic - Shrimp Shells" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2250d5b95deed13d3c9c041db713fb26fde13294125e33ff23f6efd46755d16/DSC_0040.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e96260e86e350d60eb6760503d3d4e76f0596919ac1c77cb5bd660ebb3bcd97/DSC_0077.jpg" data-mid="123125139" border="0" alt="Corn Starch Bioplastic" data-caption="Corn Starch Bioplastic" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e96260e86e350d60eb6760503d3d4e76f0596919ac1c77cb5bd660ebb3bcd97/DSC_0077.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70d1684bea102296b2b3e669108eb9e746772b6604b92cb1c27b7fd525164dfd/DSC_0080.jpg" data-mid="123125140" border="0" alt="Wheat Starch Bioplastic" data-caption="Wheat Starch Bioplastic" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70d1684bea102296b2b3e669108eb9e746772b6604b92cb1c27b7fd525164dfd/DSC_0080.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eec736dc55b6f889b10ed7f75b9c60c0fcd74c004f57e2b116dcb6511d81116b/DSC_0103.jpeg" data-mid="123125142" border="0" alt="Sodium Bicarbonate" data-caption="Sodium Bicarbonate" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eec736dc55b6f889b10ed7f75b9c60c0fcd74c004f57e2b116dcb6511d81116b/DSC_0103.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b014d630652f3c390fb75fc2268c42a7cc18beec87b42cb104462fdad4ee31b/DSC_0196.jpeg" data-mid="123125143" border="0" data-draggable alt="Kombucha Fabric - Bacterial Fermentation" data-caption="Kombucha Fabric - Bacterial Fermentation" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b014d630652f3c390fb75fc2268c42a7cc18beec87b42cb104462fdad4ee31b/DSC_0196.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ac52b31bb04779a0448433b4f50626211f366b2096292efd5398b532477d19b/DSC_0097.jpeg" data-mid="123125141" border="0" alt="Oyster Shell Biocomposite" data-caption="Oyster Shell Biocomposite" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ac52b31bb04779a0448433b4f50626211f366b2096292efd5398b532477d19b/DSC_0097.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b5b7af19b91760a63c21c6ee31b1e0667ab12e6ef73ecb5026fcb1e989ad753/DSC_0051.jpeg" data-mid="123125334" border="0" alt="Chitosan Bioplastic - Shrimp shells" data-caption="Chitosan Bioplastic - Shrimp shells" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b5b7af19b91760a63c21c6ee31b1e0667ab12e6ef73ecb5026fcb1e989ad753/DSC_0051.jpeg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; m next&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://markosdesigns.com/Vinimo Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:06:50 +0000 Markos Design https://markosdesigns.com/Vinimo <img width="5125" height="3417" width_o="5125" height_o="3417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1f314f694ebdc0f83252d352c59cb6ef98889bdd46684182566a757ac4bcc63/2.jpg" data-mid="123272277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1f314f694ebdc0f83252d352c59cb6ef98889bdd46684182566a757ac4bcc63/2.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Vinimo. Record Player Design &nbsp;Vinimo. is a record player designed to bring the minimal youth fashion into electronics, with the goal to fit into the lifestyle of the ongoing design led generation. This brand was defined through imagery and graphics while sketching and idea exploration was done to create the relation between the physical product and the brand. &nbsp; <img width="3356" height="2236" width_o="3356" height_o="2236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f7cae1bbdf1a61c95691fc1087c61a1243a9120e8d01f074e16acfb7594f409/a.jpg" data-mid="123272278" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f7cae1bbdf1a61c95691fc1087c61a1243a9120e8d01f074e16acfb7594f409/a.jpg" /> <img width="6075" height="4293" width_o="6075" height_o="4293" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/010c33e9757a7e05271b1605bac2b863ec3e79024d72df0bf07ec3640c036afc/Vinyl-Player-Exploded-View.jpg" data-mid="123272279" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/010c33e9757a7e05271b1605bac2b863ec3e79024d72df0bf07ec3640c036afc/Vinyl-Player-Exploded-View.jpg" /> <img width="6075" height="4293" width_o="6075" height_o="4293" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff519c781b37cb82841ed08981b32ce87905719ca7756064f3aad984184fc3ea/qqqqq.30.jpg" data-mid="123272291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff519c781b37cb82841ed08981b32ce87905719ca7756064f3aad984184fc3ea/qqqqq.30.jpg" />