3/31/2023 0 Comments Umbra trash containers![]() ![]() The Garbo is every bit a product of this world it just seems to be oblivious to it.Ī beautiful and complex romance it may be, but the question-of what, if anything, is the Garbo about-lingers. The handle cutouts, positioned above the lower edge of the bin, ensure that “a person lifting this basket, even when it’s full, would never come in contact with its contents.” With the Garbo being “seductively round, wider at the top than at the bottom,” and having a “wide, beautiful, inviting mouth to gracefully accept waste,” disposal almost becomes an erotic act. In a 2008 Los Angeles Times profile of the Garbo, the designer cooed about how the celebrated can invokes the glamour, elegance, and curves of its Hollywood icon namesake. Of course, the Garbo does speak, at least to Rashid. A thing, after all, wants to be used, and for that, it should probably shut up. To stand in awe and commune with a chair, or to contemplate the questions posed by a hammer, is in many ways antithetical to things. As Aldo seemed to question, does the design’s commercial success imply that it has attained that proverbial holy grail of good design? Or, to push back, do things need to be “about” anything? Can’t they just work well, deliver beauty, and employ fabrication techniques that are gentle on resources? Why task objects with the imperative to comment, to reveal something, to talk? If all the things spoke, our thing-filled worlds would turn loud and cacophonous. And yet, with so many sold, and its status as a design icon assured by inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, the can clearly captured something of the zeitgeist. As far as trashcans go, it works, just as it brings contour and color to interiors that, by and large, lack variety in those departments. Surely there must be something about this thing, I thought, that has made it into a ubiquitous, brandless classic, on par with those orange-handled scissors (by Fiskars) and that insulated flask (by Thermos). “Besides,” he went on, “what does it tell me about the world? What is it about?” The shape, the curvature, the high-intensity color palette, all for him made the can into an ostentatious object that imposed itself on spaces rather than accommodating them. ![]() My friend, let’s call him Aldo, said he didn’t get it. With more than seven million sold, the curvy plastic receptacle made trashcans sexy and established Karim Rashid, the Garbo’s designer, as a fresh and adventurous voice in household products. The wastebasket, along with its miniature sister the Garbino, is in its 20th year of production. Courtesy UmbraĬhatting recently with an industrial designer friend about household objects, Umbra’s Garbo trashcan came up. Mini Trash Can holds 1.25 gallons (5 L) and measures 7½ dia.When it was released in 1996, the Garbo’s wanton form and glamorous pedigree (derived from the allusion to actress Greta Garbo) made waves for making trash sexy. ![]() This petite trash can is made of recyclable materials and has a domed lid, that is easy to remove and keeps the garbage out of sight and bags in place The Mini Can takes the classic shape of garbage can with a domed, swing top lid and shrinks it down in size For an adorable garbage can that will look just as good left out as it will tucked under a cabinet, order the Mini Can today. Made from durable recycled polypropylene, this trash can is easy to care for simply wipe it down with a damp cloth or paper towel when you need to clean it. Available in your choice of black or white onyx. x 32 cm) and has a 1 ¼ gallons (5 L) capacity. Shaped like a classic garbage can with its domed, swing-top lid but petite in size, Mini Trash Can measures 7½ dia. Mini Can is a small and stylish trash can by Umbra that is made to fit into small spaces and underneath cabinets. ![]()
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