'garden tools' by itay laniado 'design for all' competition shortlisted revealed

machete

‘garden tools – form / function research’ by itay laniado from israel is one of the 240 shortlisted entries from more than 5100 participants in our recent designboom competition ‘design for all‘ in collaboration with seoul design fair 2010.

designer’s own words: ‘the project approaches garden tools from a material, aesthetic, and functional investigative perspective. the bulk of my research focused on the development of a technique of bending and stretching wood into functional forms while maintaining the simplicity, both of the production process and of the working approach of the tools. in addition, I conducted a formal investigation into developing the shape of the blades – both in the design and in the bending process. the project includes six final objects: sickle, axe/machete, spade, shovel, scythe and bow saw. each piece is created from wood (oak) and stainlesss-steel blades.’

stay tuned. the entire list of shortlisted entries from the ‘design for all’ competition will be revealed shortly.

sickle

scythe

spade

shovel

bow saw

‘garden tools’