LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب by LastObject is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award زرّیں انعام in سسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹس، پراجیکٹس ءِ گرین ڈیزائن Competition Category.
زرسسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹ· 2021
LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب
by LastObject
Client: LastObject
A' Design Award زرّیں انعام Winner in سسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹ Category
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The Design
About LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب
لاسٹ سواب یک دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب اِنت کہ یک برے کارمرز بوٹگیں کپاسی سواب آنی بدل ءَ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ۔ لاسٹ سواب تاں ہزار برے کارمرز بوت کنت ءُ کارمرزی ءُ پاک کنگ آئی آسان اِنت۔ آئی شکل چوش ڈیزائن کنگ بوتگ کہ یک آشنائیں کپاسی سواب ءِ ہمساہی احساس بہ دنت۔ دو نمونہ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ اَنت: عامیں کارمرزی ءِ واستہ یک بیسک (Basic) نمونہ ءُ میک اپ ءِ درست کنگ ءِ واستہ کجیں سرا سریں یک بیوٹی (Beauty) نمونہ۔ ہر دو نمونہ گوں یک زرگی کیس ءَ کیت اَنت کہ زر ءَ روانیں پلاسٹک ءِ ری سائیکل ءَ چہ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ، کہ آئی ڈنڈگ ءِ واستہ ہم کارمرز بیت۔ سواب ءِ سر تھرموپلاسٹک ایلاسٹومر ءَ چہ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ ءُ آپ ءَ نہ کشیت۔
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award زرّیں انعام
LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب A' Design Award زرّیں انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، انتہائی معزز اعتراف کہ پہلی درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ نمایاں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ زر ءِ ورگ آ انتہائی جدت ءِ، باز بصیرت ءِ ءُ شاندار ڈولا چمّاں خیرہ کنوکیں تخلیق انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ عبقریت، حکمت ءُ مہارت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز ساراہگ بوتگیں، رجحان ساز ءُ یادگار ایجاد بیت کہ بے مثال قدر پیش کنت۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award زرّیں انعام ءَ برتگ، یک شاندار، محترم منصوبہ انت کہ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں باز فائدہ ءَ گوں ودی کنت۔ LastSwab دوبارہ کارمرز بوٹگیں سواب شدید خواہش ءِ جذبہ پیدا کنت، جوش جاگینیت، تخلیقی صلاحیت ءَ ودی کنت ءُ ما ءَ مسحور کنت۔
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- LastSwab is a reusable and sustainable alternative to single-use cotton swabs. LastSwab is designed to be used up to a thousand times and to be easy to use, easy to clean, and most importantly designed to feel like the swabs we are used to. It is made in two versions, a Basic version to replace the purpose of a cotton swab, and a Beauty version with an angled tip for correcting make-up. Both come in a carrying case made from recycled ocean-bound plastic, which is also used for the rod of the swab.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- LastSwab (in carrying case): Width 109 mm x Depth 18 mm x Height 14 mm
- Tags
- Reusable, Sustainable, Swab, Buds, Q Tip, Alternative, Ocean Bound Plastic, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Ears
- Production Technology
- In collaboration with Resea Project, ocean-bound plastic is collected and driven to a factory where it is transformed into plastic pellets. Afterward, the plastic pellets are pressed through an injection mold and into molds that shape the rod. Then the rod is mechanically removed, turned, and over-molded. In the next step, the tip made of TPE is applied to the rod. Finally, the swab is put into the carrying case, which undergoes the same stage of production as the rod, only in a different mold.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part is creating something new, while at the same time not forcing change upon the user. We all know how hard it is to change our habits. If you create a product that expects the user to change a habit you risk them buying it but not using it. This would defeat the purpose of LastObject. Creating something beautiful, durable, simple, environmentally friendly, and self-explanatory is also important, but less of a challenge.
- Research
- Online search will usually lead to scientific or business reports. Ultimately we'll create several "life cycle assessment" reports for each of our products to understand the impact better. It starts with the question: Does this need to be a single-use item?
We used Google and Wikipedia which then led us to more hard facts.
We do user trials with prototypes. Our process is quite circular: research, design, tests, feedback, design changes, or new research and repeat. - Inspiration
- Every day 1.5 billion disposable cotton swabs are produced and every year an average person uses hundreds of them. To manufacture a disposable cotton swab resources have to be taken out of the ground, moved to a production facility, produced, packaged, shipped, and then purchased by a consumer. This entire procedure requires the cotton swab to be used once and then discarded. By using LastSwab we eliminate the need to produce and use resources that are unnecessary.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2018 in Copenhagen and LastSwab launched on the crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and IndieGoGo in April 2019. LastSwab is now available on our own website.
- Operation Flow
- When using LastSwab, simply take it out of the carrying case and use it for any purpose you may have. It can be used for anything that you would use a regular cotton swab for. It does not absorb water. After using it, you can clean it with hot water and soap.
The beauty swab has an angled tip that is made for correcting make-up. - Patents
- Patent Application No: PCT/EP2020/050768 - PCT
- Team Members
- Isabel Aagaard
Nicolas Aagaard
Kåre Frandsen - Image Credits
- Image #1, Photographer Tetiana Kolosko, 2021
Optional Image #1, Photographer Tetiana Kolosko, 2021
Optional Image #2, Photographer Tetiana Kolosko, 2021
Optional Image #3, Photographer Tetiana Kolosko, 2021
Optional Image #4, Photographer Tetiana Kolosko, 2021
Video Credits:Edvinas Maciulevicius and Louise B.Maciulevicius, silksocial.co, 2020
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