Household items made from food waste of Japanese designers

A designer from Japan, Kosuke Araki has just released a set of products, which at first glance no one thinks it is made from food waste.

Designer Kosuke Araki in Tokyo has created a series of tableware from recycled food waste . The collection named Anima includes a series of cups, plates and bowls that Araki made by combining plant waste and animal glue - a kind of adhesive made from animal bones and skin.

With Araki's solution, persistent food waste will be reused for better purposes.

Anima collection.

Araki's collection is designed with minimal language, and the ingredients to create them are food waste, it's hard to believe but it's true!

"Every day, food waste is treated in industrial plants, as well as small-scale factories," Araki said.

"Although some are processed into something useful, most of them are handled in landfills, which greatly affects the environment , " he explained.

Raw materials to form them are food waste.

Collection includes kitchen utensils such as cups, bowls, plates . This is a way for him to convey the message about the environment.

To create items, Araki collected and retained the amount of food waste - including shells, skin and bones - all processed at his home for two years, weighing a total of 315kg.

He burned plant waste until it became charcoal, boiled animal bones and skin into a glue to cast coal into shape.

Burn plant waste until it becomes charcoal.

Food scraps collected by Araki and recycled into furniture used in the table.

Finally, a thick layer of urushi - a Japanese black lacquer - is used to coat the surface of products."This not only brings out a healthy appearance but also creates depth and helps polish the product , " Araki said.

The designer has been collecting garbage for two years to prove the amount of food waste each family can produce useful items.