LastObject ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ

LastObject ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2021 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱥᱳᱱᱟᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ· 2021

LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ

LastObject ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: LastObject

ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

ᱨᱚᱝ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱞᱟᱥᱴᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱛᱩᱞᱟ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱞᱟᱥᱴᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱦᱡᱮ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢ ᱛᱩᱞᱟ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱟᱸᱡᱚᱢᱚᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ: ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱥᱤᱠ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱯ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱸᱬᱮ ᱪᱚᱴ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱭᱩᱴᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ᱾ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱠᱚᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱥᱮᱱᱚᱜ ᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱰᱟᱵᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱚᱰ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱪᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱷᱟᱨᱢᱚᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱮᱞᱟᱥᱴᱚᱢᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱧᱩᱭᱟ᱾

ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ

A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ LastSwab ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱥᱣᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: LastSwab (in carrying case): Width 109 mm x Depth 18 mm x Height 14 mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Reusable, Sustainable, Swab, Buds, Q Tip, Alternative, Ocean Bound Plastic, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Ears
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: 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.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: Patent Application No: PCT/EP2020/050768 - PCT
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Isabel Aagaard
Nicolas Aagaard
Kåre Frandsen
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: 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