Tin Can Lids Add Function to Refuse

Usually, the most we can expect from a discarded tin can is that someone will be thoughtful enough to make sure it winds up in a recycling bin—but either way, it’s trashed. Recent design school graduate Jack Bresnahan has a better idea, and has devised an ingenious method of adding a new functional life to empty tin cans with a set of biodegradable plastic lids. Each lid from the set of nine repurposes a can, converting it into a soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, or vase, among others. The lids have currently only been exhibited at the New Designers show in London, but we would love to see these available in stores.

[via Gadget Lab]