Expired white

We tend to associate white with purity, perfection and a new beginning. The project Expired white is an investigation of various aspects

of white as a choice to reach this particular state. The first part of the project is a collection of information which shows the variety of this statement in a book. The second part looks at discarded white objects and is an attempt to change the perception of the ’’expired whites’’

by giving them a new appreciation.

The rich history varies from ancient times to Skittles (yes, the sweets), from marble to teeth whitening. The book reveals our admiration for white, it is untouched and therefore brilliant. The collection of objects is designed with the white we left behind. Washing machine panel becomes a table leg and a phone charger cable weaves into a carpet. The human traces left on the objects show the once cherished perfection which is now forgotten in a landfill where the ’’white gold’’ mountain continues to grow bigger.

If you would like to listen to some thoughts on the research of Whiteness, I took part in a podcast with Héloïse Charital

(Design Curating & Writing, MA) in conversation with Liesbeth Fit and Arif Kornweitz.

Podcast

If you would like to purchuse the WHY WHITE contact me

Research book WHY WHITE looks at the human connection to the term purity

and perfection connected to the colour white. The book contains aspects such

as beauty standards, ancient sculpture, architecture and many more.

Collection of objects made out of salvaged white plastics and cables from landfills and scrapyards. Objects are a reflection of the consumer society and the throwaway culture of white goods. The once cherished plastic exterior of these goods is not recycled when they end up in scrapyards. My aim is to show the potential and highlight the already designed parts in new functional objects.