Potten Fabric Containers

A few years ago, Dutch designer, Renske Papavoine presented her Potten Project to Nani Marquina and the Catalan designer loved it and decided to add her creation to Marquina’s textile line.

These fabric containers are beautiful - a visual surprise. At first glance, they look like ceramic pots. But are, in fact, a conglomerate of pliable, multicolored fabrics. A soft, ivory latex-covered leather on the outside, and a rainbow of color on the top. Potten containers aren’t waterproof, but with a liner, they’ll serve as a planter, a vase, or a container for just about everything. I loved these.

But there’s more to the story.

Potten containers are manufactured in the workshops of Bhopal Rehabilitation, which aims to help those affected by the Bhopal Disaster in India. This organization was founded in 1985, a year after Bhopal suffered a devastating tragedy when a 42 tons of toxic gases leaked from a pesticides factory. The accident led to the death of 20,000 people and had serious health consequences for another 150,000. The goal of Bhopal Rehabilitation is to provide help and opportunities to those affected by the disaster, especially those who lost family members.

• Posted by Jennifer at 10:15 am
• Tagged: Accessories, Salone Di Mobile 2008, Soft Home, Fair Trade, Vases