As part of the wider MacCurtain Street Improvement Project, I designed a new skin for Cork City’s Big Belly Bins. Inspired by the old cast-iron bins once seen across Ireland, the design uses black with silver banding, a modern twist on the traditional black and gold (I used silver as Cork is Irelands second city). Though a small element of a larger project, these bins are gradually replacing the older versions around Cork City and suburbs. The older bins doubled as adverts, they weren’t very nice to look at, but by looking back at our own past I was able to create new skins based in heritage giving the streetscape a more cohesive and considered look.