Milky’s Town Square, Sculpture, Milky's, Toronto, 2020
As Canadians, we are one of the largest coffee drinking nations in the world, which contributes to the estimated 500,000 tons of waste coffee grounds created globally each year.
Milky’s Town Square was conceived as a solution to way-finding and social distancing during the pandemic, while finding a unique way to utilize some of the used grounds from the shop.
Designed and created with Justin Pape, the concept is our imagined Milky’s “town square”, where the town is powered by coffee instead of electricity/water. The circles on the base are a view into the coffee power source underneath the town, which lead up to a coffee fountain in the centre of the square. The structures are cast from a mixture of:
30% used coffee grounds from the shop
10% local construction debris (100 year old brick)
Gypsum cement
The shapes are subtle indications for your eye to follow up and around to the right for way-finding, while complimenting shapes that already exist in Milky’s. The town square is a playground for the ceramic creatures that Milky’s sells, made by Toinz based in South Korea.
Materials
New materials: Gypsum Cement, Plaster, FSC Certified Wood, Non-Toxic Glue
Recycled/Reused materials: Used Coffee Grounds, 100 year old bricks from construction waste, Off-cut insulation board, Used coffee cups, Wood pieces, Acrylic Plexiglass offcuts, Screws
Video Credits
Filming, Sound effects: Justin Pape, Nicole Charles
Editing, Music: Justin Pape
Milky’s Town Square, Sculpture, Milky's, Toronto, 2020
As Canadians, we are one of the largest coffee drinking nations in the world, which contributes to the estimated 500,000 tons of waste coffee grounds created globally each year.
Milky’s Town Square was conceived as a solution to way-finding and social distancing during the pandemic, while finding a unique way to utilize some of the used grounds from the shop.
Designed and created with Justin Pape, the concept is our imagined Milky’s “town square”, where the town is powered by coffee instead of electricity/water. The circles on the base are a view into the coffee power source underneath the town, which lead up to a coffee fountain in the centre of the square. The structures are cast from a mixture of:
30% used coffee grounds from the shop
10% local construction debris (100 year old brick)
Gypsum cement
The shapes are subtle indications for your eye to follow up and around to the right for way-finding, while complimenting shapes that already exist in Milky’s. The town square is a playground for the ceramic creatures that Milky’s sells, made by Toinz based in South Korea.
Materials
New materials: Gypsum Cement, Plaster, FSC Certified Wood, Non-Toxic Glue
Recycled/Reused materials: Used Coffee Grounds, 100 year old bricks from construction waste, Off-cut insulation board, Used coffee cups, Wood pieces, Acrylic Plexiglass offcuts, Screws
Video Credits
Filming, Sound effects: Justin Pape, Nicole Charles
Editing, Music: Justin Pape
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Nicole is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist. She uses various mediums to probe her curiosity and creative exploration with each project or series. Her work has been shown in North America including The Art Gallery of Ontario. She has worked with companies such as Nike, Indigo, Holt Renfrew and TedxToronto. Plus she has been featured by Saatchi Art, CBC and The Coveteur, among others.
Nicole received a BA from Western University in Visual Arts and a Diploma from the Toronto Film School in Graphic Design. She is currently based in Toronto, Canada.
Contact
Email <nicoledcharles@gmail.com>
Instagram @nicoledcharles
CV (exhibition + press)
Project 107 (gallery space)
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Info >
Nicole is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist. She uses various mediums to probe her curiosity and creative exploration with each project or series. Her work has been shown in North America including The Art Gallery of Ontario. She has worked with companies such as Nike, Indigo, Holt Renfrew and TedxToronto. Plus she has been featured by Saatchi Art, CBC and The Coveteur, among others.
Nicole received a BA from Western University in Visual Arts and a Diploma from the Toronto Film School in Graphic Design. She is currently based in Toronto, Canada.
Contact
Email <nicoledcharles@gmail.com>
Instagram @nicoledcharles
CV (exhibition + press)
Project 107 (gallery space)
Select Projects >
02 Installation + Site Specific
80 Atlantic
Art Gallery of Ontario
Dialog
Funhouse Toronto
Holt Renfrew
Milky's
Nike, Site 97
Nike x Livestock
03 Art Direction
Indigo x Fujifilm (Stills)
The Skin I'm In (Motion)
Zane (Stills)
04 Series
Memory Screen (layered acrylic)
05 Paintings >>
06 Objects >>