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All that’s pretty
COGNITIVE SURPLUS Dark Matter series, 120gsm black paper, celebrates the beauty found in darkness and the scenes made by the faintest light.
COGNITIVE SURPLUS Science Washi Tape with bright science inspired designs 15mm and 10m length.
Simply the look and feel of a product can drive a purchase. Here we unveil just some of the visually exciting products that can be sourced at the upcoming Gift + Home Expo, including the Sydney Gift Fair, held at the Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park. US company Cognitive Surplus, exhibiting for the first time in Australia, found success by finding harmony between science, design, and sustainability. Their bold American-style products bring beauty, style, and elegance by drawing inspiration from vintage science textbooks and incorporating retro colors and illustrations as seen in their Dark Matter Black Page Notebooks, Science Washi Tape and Glass Double Walled Tea Infusers. The carbonneutral company ensures products are built with quality and care, with consideration of the environmental impacts of all choices of production using recyclable packaging and minimising the use of plastic. Cognitive Surplus and their highly visual designed products are not to be missed – visit them at stand 1D13.
COGNITIVE SURPLUS Tea Infusers with double walled glass and stainless steel removable infuser.
