Happy Bin
- Description
- Designer Bio
Office accessories designed by Michel Charlot
introduce unusual organic-shaped designs to the usually austere office
environment. Inspired by cartoons and sculptures, the different containers add
a cheerful touch that will brighten up any setting.
A sculpture by Hans Arp prompted Michel Charlot's
design of the Happy Bin. While respecting industrial production methods and
material properties, the slightly irregular shape of the waste paper bin was
designed to appear almost to have grown naturally.
The Happy Bin is made of durable plastic and comes
in two sizes and a selection of colours.
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Michel Charlot |
After completing a degree in industrial design at the Ecole Cantonale
d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL), Swiss designer Michel Charlot worked for Jasper
Morrison Ltd in Paris, London and Tokyo. In 2011 he set up his own studio in
Basel and started developing products for companies such as NAVA Design,
Eternit, Camper and Belux. He has worked with Vitra since 2013. Charlot's aim is to achieve an efficient unity of conception, design and
production. He has won several prizes and exhibited his work at numerous venues
in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the United States. Since 2013, he has taught
industrial design at ECAL and Tama Art University in Tokyo. |
