https://www.scmp.com/rss/521161/feed Vittoria Traverso is a freelance journalist based in Milan, Italy. Her work has been published in Atlas Obscura, the BBC, National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazine. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “Try cracking it,” says Dilara Kan, partner at Studio Yellowdot, as she hands me a small piece of dried eggshell. Holding the pearl-coloured fragment between my thumb and index finger I can feel the dual nature of one of the world’s most ubiquitous waste materials. Rigid and porous at the same time, the shard bends easily, but when enough pressure is applied, it cracks, producing a crisp sound similar to clinking glass. “Isn’t it fun to play around with it?” For the past five years, Kan, who... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3307693/designers-recycling-eggshells-create-lamps-and-decorative-household-objects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3307693/designers-recycling-eggshells-create-lamps-and-decorative-household-objects?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:30:08 +0000