the ozone hole

the ozone hole by hyo-jeong yoon from korea

designer's own words:

The mouse pad has been designed to represent the southern hemisphere captured from the viewpoint of outer space. The Antarctic placed the center of it has a small ozone hole which is a region of exceptionally depleted ozone in the stratosphere over the Antarctic.
The more the pad is constantly used , the more it is worn out.
It seems that the ozone hole is gradually enlarged.

This item not only gives you opportunity to consider huge environmental Issues such as a destruction of the ozone layer and global warming, but also continually puts you in mind of those by seeing the pad that has been erased everyday.

a small ozone hole in the Antarctic

mozonehole.jpg rub the mouse pad(or the ozone hole)

lozonehole.jpg the ozone hole is larger than before