#4 Ignorance is bliss, second skin and tocco Ambassadors?
Ignorance is bliss, and waste can also be bliss 🦕
Industrial waste as materials for tableware? Agne Kucerenkaite is the mind behind "Ignorance is bliss" - an astonishing design project utilising industrial waste and secondary materials and converting them into interior and exterior products of higher value.
>>> Read the full story of Agne Kucerenkaite's daring mind here
Sculpting skins bio-sculptures
It's always a pleasure to have conversations with beautiful minds. And Davide Viggiano's mind is of such kind. As an artist, he aims to empower marginalised groups by challenging traditional dichotomies like good/bad or natural/artificial, while celebrating diversity and connectivity within a hybrid, evolving, organic form.
>>> Read the story of Davide's thoughtful work here
Pavilions of the 5 tocco Awards Categories frontrunners 🦀
1️⃣ Future Materials Visionary Category with 7 frontrunners that are developing exceptional materials, characterised by their forward-thinking design. 🐝
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2️⃣ Bio-based Materials Category with 7 frontrunners that are doing wonders with materials and ingredients derived from biological sources such as plants or living organism. 🦎
3️⃣ Plastic-Free Pioneer Category with 9 frontrunners who have made outstanding contributions to reducing plastic pollution, through plastic-free materials. 🦭
4️⃣ Waste-to-Wealth Category with 9 frontrunners that are leading the way in up-cycling – the process of transforming waste into a new material. 🐄
5️⃣ People’s Choice Category with 7 frontrunners who've got the most votes from our community. 🪲
Become tocco Ambassador 🦖
Imagine connecting with the best minds of our generations to revolutionise the way we create and design products, right in your city.
To support tocco's growing network, we are looking for our local ambassadors, leading the community of material innovators in major cities across the world. Join the adventure here.
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