Eggflat: Josh Jakus's Felt Forms
by Leonora Oppenheim, London, UK 
on 02.19.07
We're glad to see that Californian designer Josh Jakus is still playing around with off cuts of industrial waste felt. Having created the fun and funky Um Bag in various shapes and sizes, once known as Conform Bags, Josh has continued with his felt forming experiments and now presents us with the Eggflat. This sculptural table top piece, we are told, 'evolved out of an experiment in bending surfaces along seams. It folds flat for storage and then unfurls to hold coins, keys, fruit, and other small treasures. Individual units can be joined laterally to form a landscape.' What beautiful felt forms will he create next? Available to buy from Branch. via: Design Sponge. ::Josh Jakus
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What is more important? Ecofriendliness or health?
Working in a felt factory for some years I had to quit my job as I became very ill. Skin rash and respiratory illness was the result.
After long-term testing my doctors found out that the reason was the recycled felts I was working with.
Indeed pure wool felts didn’t effect my health at all.
I would never buy products made out of recycled felts which can be daily touched or inhaled. It might be ok for insulation purposes without direct contacts or chance of inhaling but not for clothing or home accessories or even contact to food.
Pure-wool felts are also eco friendly as they are made of renewable materials.
They are of course more expensive but it is worth for our health, isn’t it?
Franky Holly