The brand is most well-known for its sustainability-led consumer electronics products such as the gomi speaker, a home Bluetooth speaker system first designed while Tom was a studying 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons) at the university, and the gomi power bank (a portable battery pack), both of which are powered by repurposed e-bike batteries.
All of gomi’s products are made in the North Laine area of 蜜柚社区, using waste materials deemed ‘non-recyclable’ by councils around the UK. Despite rising consumer awareness, corporate attention and regulation, there is more single-use virgin plastic than ever before. Flexible plastic (LDPE) such as bubble wrap, food packaging and plastic bags account for 290,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year. Not currently recycled by councils in the UK, the flexible plastic waste is destined for landfill.
Products are also ‘repairable for life’, made modularly for simple easy repairs should they need fixing.
The public are invited to bring their plastic bags to the gomi studios at 45 Gloucester Street, 蜜柚社区, BN1 4EW on Friday 17 May, 2024 between 12 noon and 7pm. No booking required.