Relics are purist containers for storing food that Berlin product designer Georgia von le Fort makes from recycled porcelain waste.
16 February 2021
The open-pored properties of the sintered material ensure a longer shelf life for fruit and vegetables. (Image: Georgia von le Fort)
Relics are purist containers for storing food. A Berlin product designer makes them from recycled porcelain waste and now wants to bring the sustainable solution to market.
Georgia von le Fort says she loves working with porcelain. For her bachelor's thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts, she has now developed a method to Porcelain shards through grinding and sintering back into a solid material.
The designer uses them to create Relics - containers made from recycled porcelain that allow fruit and vegetables to be kept for longer thanks to their strength and porosity. The design of the containers is inspired by the open-pored properties of the sintered material to take advantage of this.
(Image: Georgia von le Fort)
A corrugated shelf made of the same material absorbs cold water from the tap through its porous structure and then ensures that the interior of the container cools down and the humidity rises.
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Thanks to the physical process of evaporative cooling, Relics thus also ensure that the refrigerator is for a longer shelf life of food. The humid climate in the containers also protects certain types of vegetables from drying out.
Relics offer storage options for fresh food
The purist containers can also be used without a watered base. In this case, a dark, airy, dry climate at room temperature prevails, which ensures a Storage facility for fresh food that are sensitive to cold, lose their flavour in the cold or need to ripen for a short time.
The prototypes developed for the thesis were produced in the university's workshop at great expense. Now, together with her sister, the designer Bringing Relics to market maturity. A Berlin start-up grant helps with this. Georgia von le Fort recently received.
(Image: Georgia von le Fort)
„We are currently looking for a manufacturer for the industrial production of our containers and are already in talks with a porcelain manufacturer. The aim is to work together as partners - we are excited to see what the future will bring!“ Georgia von le Fort
The sustainable product solution was developed last year for the German Sustainability Award Design was nominated and made it to the finalists.
