Creative Capital

Description

Amateur Human is a line of accessories highlighting the relationship between people and the environment, and an accompanying website that lets users build the accessories themselves. Sobecka is building up to ten prototypes, including “Puff,” an LED light shaped like a cloud that attaches near a car’s exhaust pipe and changes color according to the amount of pollution the car produces; “Fuel Tracker,” a dashboard display showing the diminishing amount of fossil fuels in the world and the effect of fuel use on that total as the vehicle drives; and “Energy Bank,” a battery shaped like a piggy-bank that stores energy generated during an exercise routine. The Amateur Human website includes instructions for building the prototypes and documentation of their uses.