The four bowls of the series on display at Spazia Rossana Orlandi.

This series of decorative bowls was made by destroying and reconstituting objects of consumer value in order to reveal their material value – if any remains at all.

More Than It's Worth is part of LOADED and was shown in Milan at Spazia Rossana Orlandi for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April, 2011. It has been featured by Domus magazine and Core77.

Project Description

As currency becomes digital and abstract, it leaves the physical totems of bills and coins behind. This process reflects how the value of material things is profoundly impacted by the changing definition of currency in our digitally networked world. How does design add to the actual value of the materials used to create discretionary goods?

This series of decorative bowls was made by destroying and reconstituting objects of consumer value in order to reveal their material value – if any remains at all. The final series, wherein each bowl contains $20 USD worth of material goods (US nickels, US quarters, demerara sugar, and blank DVDs) de- and re-materializes the fluidity of monetary value in our contemporary world.