#facemask design

facemask design for a collaboration with @HarleyHyena Character Lowell belongs to @jinxi--jax

face mask has come to make an essential daily trend following the covid19 pandemic. so does one think about how to incorporate existing issues with a design solution that offers multiple values to save living beings and the earth? such as designing a mask from recycled material and food wastes. here's the insight story from two young and emerging designers on creating a sustainable mask that saves both humans and the planet from environmental wastes. breathe project - the masks made of egg wastelet's called it a mask made of egg-waste. perhaps, it doesn't sound familiar to you, but project breathe genuinely is a sustainable face mask made of egg waste ready for mass production projected by a young south korean designer, hye hyun song. egg white masks by hye hyun song @song.hhnevery year, more than 200.000 tons of eggshell waste is produced worldwide. just as much as eggs are frequently used for cooking, this number is likely to increase and potentially become an environmentally problematic type of waste sooner. also read: nature retreats: 4 public architecture that provides health and wellness therapy priestmangoode's flying balloon makes a breakthrough in commercial space travel beatriz de los mozos re-introduce the venetian-inspired friulane shoes using recycled materials designed with a traditional paper-making technique and process before getting it coated with the egg white, song has further researched her sustainable mask to be antibacterial non-fabric woven if combined with antimicrobial metal. as the function of egg membrane originally contains a fibrous protein, it also works as a breathing passage and creates a barrier from bacteria. egg white masks by hye hyun song @song.hhnas a mask, song's breathe has offered sustainable wear essentials that not only help protect us from covid19 but also introduces a new way of turning a food waste material into something functional that reduces environmental waste. symbolic masks made of commonplace objectsanother young designer that came in a similar approach to hye hyun song is a london based designer, freyja sewell, which honors coronavirus key workers by creating a unique and attractive face masks made of recycled materials from commonplace objects. a potrait of freyja sewell, credits by indabaeach mask sewell created is not intended as personal protective equipment (ppe) but are instead a decorative celebration of frontline workers. not to forget mentioning that she only uses abandoned materials she had at home during lockdown. hence, the idea of recycling and reclaiming has turned into a biodegradable ornamental mask to make accompany someone's day! according to dezeen, sewell drew her inspiration on fashions and styles in science fiction movies, including television series star trek which places heavy emphasis on symmetry shapes. each of the eight masks is vibrant and symbolic, to match the groups of key workers, including the health and social care, education and childcare, key public services, local and national governments, food and other necessary goods industries, public safety and security staff, utilities, financial services personnel, and transport workers. mask for the health and social care sector has been repurposed from an old halloween mask made of a pleated and stitched sky blue-hued cotton linen that covers the wearer's face and neck like a "suit of armor" freyja sewell's mask for health and social care sector. photo credits by sara marinangeli "the first thing i think when i see images of the exhausted and battered nurses and doctors is that they are real-life superheroes, putting their lives at risk and battling the 'forces of evil' corona virus on the front line," sewell told dezeen. for the education and childcare sector, sewell gave a bright yellow paper mask to bring attention to some of the key jobs that we often unrecognized. meanwhile, for people who are working in the food and other necessary goods are made from green felt, inspired by thangka paintings, which are commonly used as aids in meditational practices. freyja sewell's mask for food and necessary goods sector. photo credits by sara marinangeli as for the governmental sector, a broken plastic crate has been used in a shade of navy blue, which typically used by the government to seal official documents. while the crown-shaped headpiece was representing the meaning of government as the ruler of a country itself. freyja sewell's mask for governmental sector. photo credits by sara marinangeli see more of unique mask design by freyja sewell, and more design stories for your daily insights towards a greener and sustainable design in the future. source: student design instagram and dezeen https://bit.ly/3i7uXQd