My goal when I founded Triangle Tree was to create products that are both eco-friendly and innovative. In the past few months I’ve dedicated most my time to the development and marketing of the iBamboo Speaker, which is now available to everyone around the world. During this time, I have received question and suggestions from my customers about a plastic version of the iBamboo speaker.

I have been considering creating a plastic iBamboo Speaker made entirely from recycled plastic. In creation of the original iBamboo I gave people an alternative and new way to listen to their music. It was meant to be portable, light, and aesthetic.
A plastic iBamboo would serve a different niche. First of all it would be an active effort to remove plastic, which takes thousands of years to degrade, from our environment. Second, a plastic iBamboo would be more fitting for people that would like to enjoy their music in more extreme conditions, as a plastic version would be more durable, and less prone to damage or defect. It would still have the trademark electricity free design, available in both clear transparent and solid color.

I would like to mainly hear back from you, my customers, about what you think about a plastic iBamboo. I will be featuring a Poll in which you can vote. Any messages with more specific feelings toward the project (and even possible preorders) are appreciated.

http://ibamboospeaker.com/index.php/ibamboo-urban/

Thank you!

Anatoliy Omelchenko

]]> http://triangletree.com/index.php/2011/07/the-edible-spoon-is-the-real-world-design-competition-finalist/feed/ 0 http://triangletree.com/index.php/2011/07/the-future-of-sustainable-design/ http://triangletree.com/index.php/2011/07/the-future-of-sustainable-design/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:23:19 +0000 ttree http://triangletree.com/?p=490 My goal is to create functionally and aesthetically simple devices that can become eco-friendly substitutes to the devices we use today. Taking the simplicity of nature, I design these objects so that they require little resource and energy to create. By optimizing the utilization of the resources, little waste is produced, and makes future recycling easier and more efficient. This approach to design can save a lot of natural resources that are now being depleted by industry. These are objects of the future, and I hope that more people follow on the path to creating a sustainable, eco-friendly planet.

Anatoliy Omelchenko, Industrial Designer

Introducing iBamboo, the speaker made of bamboo. ibamboospeaker.com

Link to the page

Whole Foods, a US founded company that operates 265 stores across North America and the United Kingdom is interested in getting The Edible Spoon in their marketplace. The company promotes itself as the worlds leading retailer of natural and organic foods, being highly selective about what they sell, dedicated to stringent Quality Standards, and committed to sustainable agriculture.

We also received a good response from many distributors in Australia, South Africa, South America and Canada: they are ready to sell it in their stores.  We are open to outright offers for the patent as well as licensing opportunities.