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Five Black Bins brought together five Cape Town design studios to redesign five garbage bins in Woodstock, Cape Town.
"We were interested in how homeowners decorate their bins by painting their street name and number on to prevent them from being stolen," says Steyn Strauss from Cow, who oramganised the project. "This got us thinking about the space and how the bin works together with the house it's in front of, as well as the street and neighbourhood it's in."
Five random addresses in Woodstock were selected. Designers were briefed to use the bin as a canvas but to take into consideration the context of its surroundings as well. Am I Collective, Kronk, The President, Room 13 and Cow each transformed a bin. Once the designs were completed, bespoke vinyls were printed and applied to the abducted bins, which were then returned to their homes.
Five Black Bins brought together five Cape Town design studios to redesign five garbage bins in Woodstock, Cape Town.
"We were interested in how homeowners decorate their bins by painting their street name and number on to prevent them from being stolen," says Steyn Strauss from Cow, who organised the project. "This got us thinking about the space and how the bin works together with the house it's in front of, as well as the street and neighbourhood it's in."
Five random addresses in Woodstock were selected. Designers were briefed to use the bin as a canvas but to take into consideration the context of its surroundings as well. Am I Collective, Kronk, The President, Room 13 and Cow each transformed a bin. Once the designs were completed, bespoke vinyls were printed and applied to the abducted bins, which were then returned to their homes.
