device art
Chrono-Shredder (working prototype)
Chrono-Shredder
A device to show the passing of time
The Chrono-Shredder is a device that reminds us of the preciousness of our lifetime. It represents the passing of time by shredding the days of the year – printed on a paper roll – at a slow constant rate. To shred one day takes 24 hours. There is no "off"-button. As the seconds pass by, the tattered remains of the past pile up under the device…
// Distinction design award I.D. Magazine 2008
This object was born in a designstory about a potential future, in which people could hibernate whenver they wanted. This idea was inspired by medical research, that is concerned with finding a way to make hibernation available to humans to support cancer therapy. The side effects of hibernation are a dramatically reduced ageing process — while being "asleep".
Confrontation with "wasted" time
A limited first edition of Chrono-Shredders will be available from late autumn 2009.
*Please get in touch, if you are interested in purchasing a handmade Chrono-Shredder of your own.
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