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Fashion Is Fun May 28, 2009 @ 9:35am

An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg

by Abby Gardner

paulsmithgarbagebin.jpegDear Mayor Bloomberg,

See this rather large rabbit. He’s actually a five foot tall trash receptacle designed by Paul Smith as part of London’s Super Contemporary Commissions Show.

He, along with his bunny friends, will today become part of the Covent Garden and Holland Park neighborhoods. When you throw trash in him, his ears literally light up.

How cool is that? Don’t you think that will make kids and adults alike more excited about throwing away their trash?

We know you love beautifying this fair city of ours. So how about enlisting Marc, DvF, Donna, Oscar and the crew to design some chic garbage bins of our very own? And let’s not limit it to just Manhattan. Let’s take this project to every borough.

We know times are tough and budgets are tight. But we bet the CFDA would get involved. And some environmental groups too.

If there can be lounge chairs in the middle of Times Square, there can be fashion-forward trash bins, right?

xo,

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posted by guest

May 28, 2009 10:09AM

I think this is a great idea!

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posted by guest

May 28, 2009 10:35AM

I love this idea. I think this is an extremely innovative medium for creating an open relationship between government, fashion and environmental groups. Any business that moves to collaboration projects is truly in trend.

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posted by Signature9

May 28, 2009 11:08AM

That's actually a really great idea. Chicago's had cows, DC's had donkeys and elephants, NY with artistic/designer trash cans would be amazing

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posted by guest

May 28, 2009 11:30AM

they have these type of cartoon/animal trash receptacles in india. really fun!

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posted by Jean Voltaire

May 28, 2009 11:41AM

Absolutely love this idea! Some one call Wintour!

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posted by guest

May 28, 2009 12:05PM

Instead of a rabbit, it should be a big hairy rat. And when you deposit trash, it should hiss and give off a subway/urine/homeless scent. I'd definitely use those garbage cans instead of throwing my garbage in the street like I do now.

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posted by darcykins

May 28, 2009 12:13PM

Am I the only person that is not over the moon for this idea?
I'm all for public art, but is it really worth it?
I don't think having a giant rabbit to throw trash into will prevent littering to an extensive amount.
Rather companies producing all the trash should be targeted.
AND what about recycling. Does NYC even have a public recycling receptacle program? In Toronto we have the 3 slot pins for cans and bottles, newspapers and trash.
If this idea is taken up I would rather see the design aspects be tackled by actual Industrial Designers rather than Fashion Designers, ease of use, storage size and trash removal capabilities are important aspects of design for this product.

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posted by RashomonRebel

May 28, 2009 12:18PM

Get out of the way, #7 is trying to save the world!

I'm nominating #6 for the CFDA award.

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posted by nycshoegal

May 28, 2009 12:26PM

#6 i believe, needs to move elsewhere.

And, yes. NYC could definitely use prettier looking rubbish bins. The horrific-rust-covered ugly monsters are indeed painful to look at and each day i find myself mortified and puzzled how this city, out of all, can't figure out anything better! I also must agree with darcykins on the recycling point.
So come on, people of New York! Keeping the city clean and pretty shouldn't be THAT difficult!

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posted by Pretty Young Thing

May 28, 2009 1:40PM

Hahahaha I love you RashomnRebel.

This is a really great idea. I'm a germaphobe so I can't touch garbage cans without slathering hand sanitizer all over me. Throwing trash into a light-up bunny instead seems like the best answer to me!

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posted by guest

May 29, 2009 2:48PM

@#3 those Donkeys & Elephants in DC are not trash bins, just statues.

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posted by ifiweretaller

May 29, 2009 4:43PM

Your post is in the same spirit of one i did on the 19th, I adressed Mr. Bloomber too! I guess trash recepticles are in the Zeitgeist right now. For all the eco-fashionistas out there you should check out the trash cans in Toronto. I would like to see them combined with De La Vega's witticism/words of wisdom.

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