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Aiming to surprise and inspire, Björn Rust believes in socially responsible concepts with clear semantics and appealing aesthetics, driven by appropriate materials and processes.
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Industrial Design
As we approach a cashless system, traditional saving rituals begin to decay. Pledge Identification Gateway (PIG) offers emotional incentives to save while representing the health of a virtual money box. Each PIG carries a unique QR code which is scanned with a smart phone to make a payment. The PIG then illuminates to reward the act, but slowly fades until completely dark, indicating that the money box has been neglected.
Developed for small spaces, this full range speaker blends an unconventional pallet of materials for their unique tonal and aesthetic qualities.
The GS1 was launched during the inaugural Unlimited Asia Pacific Design Triennial and Tokyo Designers Week.
Developed under Open Design principles to encourage the use and reuse of existing packaging.
Designed to mirror modernist principals, this CNC bent tube floor lamp is fitted with stainless steel and cast aluminium clamp and boss head. It's cable is fitted with inline switch and fed though the lamps body. Accommodates bayonet mount light bulb.
This low energy recycling solution allows users to reuse their own discarded periodicals. Developed under Open Design principles, to promote the free exchange of ideas.
During Brisbane Indesign 2008, one hundred and one Indesign and fifty DQ magazines where converted into public seating. The intention was to alter the perceptions of magazines as expendable, two dimensional and delicate.
Designed as a garden ornament for Reverse Park in support of Parking Day 2008. Spike is laser cut from aluminum which is then bead blasted and anodised.
A single length of CNC bent wire is repeated and rotated at 90degrees to create an economical and visually lightweight leg array. The compact laminate top is routed to fit securely to the frame.
Electroluminescent sheet is die cut to create a flat packing, light weight, luminaire.
Vinyl toy designed from early illustrations.
Tricycle designed in CNC bent wire, which aims to mirror the appeal of classic furniture.
The exhaust produced as a side effect of the suction is directed downwards to provide lift. This designs requires a fraction of the parts found in the donor vacuum.
The System Sixty Nine is a multi functional and modular furnishing system, designed to be an emotionally and environmentally sustainable product.
Built around existing standard components, the Atomic is a styling experiment aimed to attract the serious espresso consumer.
This design aims to unify the object with its propose. The tubular steel structure carries the water to and from the basin.
A product which could be made local to its materials, reducing carbon emissions and providing unique and locally significant materials to the consumer.
