Curating Parts

Curating parts – an exhibition that later travelled to Southern Sweden Design Days in Malmö – staged a series of objects, products and installations created by students in Industrial Design at Lund University using discarded, recycled parts and leftovers from the production or refurbishment of forklifts in collaboration with Toyota Material Handling. The story behind it is "exploring options" and the possible future life of leftover parts to create new everyday objects, such as clocks, glassware, or a turntable. 

Claus-Christian Eckhardt, Industrial Designer and Professor at Lund University, is very positive about the collaboration: “After a short brainstorm in Lund we came up with the idea to see if we could repurpose old forklift parts – from an experimental standpoint, and an artistic point of view. We also wanted to question if it makes sense at all looking at from a sustainability angle. That’s what makes the project so interesting for us.“ 

Looking ahead, the professor hopes the collaboration can be extended to further examine the reusability of materials in services and logistics systems. “At Milan Design Week,” he adds, “I’m looking for courage, for companies that are one step ahead of certain trends and have the courage to do things differently.” 
In that case, you’re definitely talking to the right people, Claus-Christian.