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Stub The Butt On An AshPlate
Question to all smokers out there…how do you normally put out your cigarette? Most people I know just stub it under their foot, and obviously mess up the floor. Keeping this natural motion in mind is the AshPlate, a manhole-esque cover for public smoking zones. The hollow beneath the cover collects all the stubs, while giving the smoker the satisfaction of stamping his light. The floor plate form was finalized after a study of smokers’ postures (sitting, standing and squatting) was taken into consideration. The pole with the hole looks practical too.
Designer: Kang Kyeyoung
13 Comments »
groovalicious says
I thought it was a take on a smokers carbon footprint.
GI says
While I appreciate Kang’s desire to enhance the experience and collect the ash/butts to keep things clean, I have such major aversion to smoking and ciggarettes in every way that as a designer this is probably THE ONLY product segment that I would purposefully design to actually diminish the smoker’s experience, making it ugly, embarrasing, even painful to encourage one to quit this drug addiction as soon as they can. All you have to do is imagine the simple consequence – gazing at the hospital room ceiling, hooked to an IV and dying a slow, painful death. I know too many people that ended up that way. I never understood really, why is smoking STILL socially acceptable worldwide and ANY way, shape, or form.
reality says
agreed this is far too good for them. the only thing smokers deserve is cancer.
peosh says
I wonder what you deserve?
John q says
what kind of dbag are you and the GP that you cannot be tolerant of other peoples habits? I’m sure you have habits that other people dislike but living in a society should educate you enough to be tolerant of other people regardless of your opinions
GI says
Well John if you want to bring this discussion to your elementary school food fight level, you can – you however appear to be oblivious that this has NOTHING to do with tolerating any habits; Smoking is not a “bad habit” – it’s the equivalent of suicide by a gun, knife, poison, jumping off the bridge – the ONLY difference is that one dies slowly and more painfully. In fact it’s a lot worse, since the second-hand smoke screwes stand-by people too, as opposed to plain suicide, so a smoker on a street spreads their “joy” to surrounding population, putting them at risk too. Wake up and smell the coffee.
John q says
yes, second hand smoke has been shown to be harmful, thus the ban on smoking indoors in many countries. If we were to go by your logic, shouldn’t drinking be banned as well? It is very clear that drinking causes numerous deaths through not only the slow and painful kidney failure as well as overdose and car accidents with drunk drivers. Beyond that, its an individual’s choice what they decide to do with their body even if it is a slow suicide.
Johnny q says
its liver damage not kidney u moron
M. N. says
nice job
PS says
In before the holier-than-thou anti-smoker monologue… oh wait.
GI says
Ha? What?
karl says
I still think higher ashtrays and personal ashtrays are better than this. Think of the people cleaning it up. If the smoker misses are they gonna bend down to pick it up? not likely
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