<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[rafael morgan: light drop + indigestive&nbsp;plate.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Brazilian designer <a href="http://www.rafaelmorgan.com"><font color="#ff6600">Rafael Morgan</font></a> is one of my new faves. Not only does he have a modern aesthetic that I clearly enjoy, but his work explores the intersection of the organic and technological (another one of my weak spots) and social awareness. Forward-thinking design with a globally inclusive message &#8211; what more could you ask for?</p>
<p>First up is &#8220;Light Drop&#8221;. The tap is steel, the &#8220;water&#8221; is silicone, and the intensity of the LED light is controlled, intuitively, by the tap. Turn it higher, more light. Turn it doesn, less light. Morgan says &#8221; the Light Drop is supposed to make people think about how we are<br />
dealing with our natural resources, in this particular case, the water, which is the main source of energy for every living organism in this<br />
fantastic world. Water is energy indeed.&#8221; I love this guy.</p>
<p>The 3rd place winner in designboom&#8217;s <a href="http://www.designboom.com/contest/winner.php?contest_pk=19"><font color="#339966">Bright LED</font></a> design competition, &#8220;Light Drop&#8221; was originally a concept piece, but keep your eyes peeled as it&#8217;s going to be produced and up for sale some time in 2008 from Belgian design firm <a href="http://www.dark.be"><font color="#808080">Dark</font></a>.</p>
<p><img src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/drop.jpg" alt="drop.jpg" /></p>
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<p>On more of a social awareness tip, Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;Indigestive Plate&#8221; plates are deliciously subversive in how they deliver their message at the most opportune time. A collaboration between Morgan and <a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_details.asp?individual_id=45203"><font color="#800080">Ben Collette</font></a>, hard-to-swallow facts about world hunger are printed in Victorian script on porcelain plates. Created with heat-sensitive ink, the messages (like &#8220;Every day 16,000 children die from hunger related causes&#8221; &#8211; how &#8217;bout them apples?) only appear once hot food is plated. That gives the message time to appear, so that just while the eater is finishing their meal they&#8217;ll discover what&#8217;s underneath.</p>
<p><img src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/plate.jpg" alt="plate.jpg" /></p>
<p>Like Morgan himself suggests, it would be amazing to re-stock a restaurant with &#8220;Indigestive Plates&#8221; and then watch what goes down before dessert is served.</p>
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