Boring Bin

Boring bin

The Boring Bin. It is situated in a corner of a room or perhaps under or next to your desk. Wherever you choose to place it; it is mundane, yet functions perfectly. It can even be argued that this is the ideal bin, acting as a chameleon to any interior setting not dragging attention away from the things that actually matter, the trash. During the Milano Design Week Space Encounters and Lensvelt presented the Boring Collection amid hundreds of thousands of wads of paper situated on the floor. These wads of paper were made by school children to give the presentation a playful element adhering to the concept of the Boring Collection.

The Boring Collection derives from archetypal products that Lensvelt acquired in the collection consisting of: desks, cupboards, office chairs, clocks and trash cans. However, now all in one consistent color Boring gray: RAL 7044. Material consists of powder coated steel.

Space Encounters

Space Encounters is a multidisciplinary architect office, based in Amsterdam. Their designs are known to be abstract, autonomous and uncomplicated. Their manners of working pragmatic and free from architectural dogmas or other societal imposed constructs. The Space team consists of: Gijs Baks, Joost Baks, Remi Versteeg, Stijn de Weerd alongside an international team of young architects.

The Award winning Boring Collection is a collaboration between Space Encounters and Lensvelt. They won the Milano Design award for best concept in 2016. The collection derived from the dissatisfaction of the modern day look and feel of project furniture. Read the whole story here.