wooseok & paperwolf spread kindness with human lid coffee topper

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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edited by: nick brink | designboom