The way modern technology is advancing, I wouldn’t be surprised to see disposable phones replacing the regular mobile sets! Leading the path for sustainable gadgets, Korean designer Je-Hyun Kim has popped up with an innovative mobile phone that completely biodegrades after some time. Hailed as the ‘Natural Year Phone,’ the new mobile phone will feature natural components and help in controlling e-waste. Though there isn’t much info about the functions of the Natural Phone, but it’ll be all hay, barring the screen and the keypad.
Design Status:
The ‘Natural Year Phone’ is a concept mobile phone design for the disposable era of consumerism.
Usability:
With electronic waste causing all sorta problems around the world, the Natural Year Phone will be an ideal handset for users who keeps changing their phones. It will also offer them an eco-friendly option. Moreover, it will inspire cell-phone manufacturers to use more sustainable materials in their products.
Via: Trendhunter/ Ubergizmo
Comments
wonderful idea! I like it. I’m Project Manager specialized on Sustainable design (building and not only). Waste is one of the biggest actual problem, but I think that waste can be a treasure. In 1989 I did a study about a domestic waste (was not so dominant electronic items) and I had interesting results. Now we are redeveloping one italian valley for ”greening” it, from the environment, the transportation, the buildings, the energy, the water efficiency and if is possible the waste (our group is composed from different enterprises, university, local government and local tecnological district). May be, when we ’ll ready we ’lloffer to all the guest of this valley a lot of ‘Natural Year Phone’. Compliments!