(Pics) Morning’s Coffee Grounds Make Afternoon’s Ashtray
Disposing cigarette ashes in a tray filled with coffee grinds is a common habit in Japanese culture because the coffee absorbs the smell of cigarette ash. Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki embraced this idea and designed a simple ashtray made out of used coffee grounds.
[via Dezeen]
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| TOPICS: | Design & Architecture, Environmental / Green, Food & Drink, Home & Garden |
| TAGS: | Asia, cigarette disposal, coffee beans, coffee grounds, form, function, japanese design |
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