Created by industrial designer Souhaïb Ghanmi, Elos is a project that explores the potential uses of bone waste sourced from meat factories for consumer electronic components.
The project consists of a range of switches and sockets made from recycled animal bones that feature preexisting electrical insulation properties. According to Ghanmi, the design of the socket takes inspiration from the head of a femur, while the switches resemble the shaft bone.
“This mineral material, which has no commercial value today, has been used for the manufacture of domestic objects by various peoples throughout history,” Ghanmi tells Dezeen.
“In the past, bone was the equivalent of plastic, and nowadays plastic is one of the biggest ecological problems. It is therefore obvious to me to return to this primitive material to apply it to our daily lives.”
All images in this article are courtesy of Souhaïb Ghanmi.
