<img width="640" height="640" src="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-700x700.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-700x700.jpg 700w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-150x150.jpg 150w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-300x300.jpg 300w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-640x640.jpg 640w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-170x170.jpg 170w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="25379" data-permalink="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/2017/06/12/delicate-disposability/2011-12-6/" data-orig-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2011-12-6" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-12-6-700x700.jpg" />This simple plate is part of a large collection of disposable tableware designed by Shinichiro Ogata and produced by Wasara in Japan, with sustainability in mind. Made from a pulp consisting of biodegradable and compostable reed, bamboo and bagasse (a byproduct of sugarcane processing), these delicate looking yet durable wares take myriad forms, which allow...