Postfossiles Design

The POSTFOSSIL platform present their forward-thinking range of weird and wonderful objects designed for everyday living in a not-so-distant future. In an age of increased reliance on carbon emitting technology and a rapidly depleting natural resource pool, POSTFOSSIL address the question– How will we live in a post-fossil fuel age?

In 2007, a collective of ten young Swiss designers founded the group POSTFOSSIL. POSTFOSSIL provides a platform on which designers can regularly get together and discuss the current issues surrounding design and the ways in which they can respond to these issues. A recurring theme began to emerge, centering around the handling of resources in a post-fossil fuel future.

Deviating from the frequently asked question of alternative materials or new production methods, the designers of the POSTFOSSIL platform are pursuing. The objects designed are intended to encourage everyone to reconsider their own behavior and to be more responsible for their actions.
The young designers achieve this by examining and re-assessing the use of day-to-day objects. Their objects are involved in daily life, attract attention and demand reconsideration of their usual treatment. It is subtle criticism in detail, drawing out the issue of a sustainable treatment of resources.

The designers of the platform POSTFOSSIL would like to start an active debate on the responsible treatment of our depleting resources. This is just the first stage of their mission to change the views and opinions of how we as a society live our lives in the descent toward a post-fossil age.

for further information please contact us under info@postfossil.ch