When Waste and Tech Make Art - GOMI Power Banks

Gomi Power Bank - Limited Drop

In the hands of most tech brands, a power bank is just an object made to serve. But in the hands of GOMI, it becomes something else entirely: a canvas for reimagining what everyday technology can look and feel like. 

A month ago I lost sight of my old power bank (which typically I found about four weeks later). Since I’ve been travelling more for work events I needed a new one to save my ever-dwindling iPhone 14 Pro battery. I simply wondered - could there be some unique designs out there to feed my hunger for aesthetics? So the search began.

That’s when I stumbled across this website that showcased the most beautiful power banks I have ever seen. The endless swirls of colours attracted me at first sight, but as I read more, I came to realise how much this brand has to offer. 

Meet GOMI

In a world awash with disposable electronics, GOMI is charting a refreshingly different path. The Brighton-based company isn’t just designing gadgets, they’re sculpting sustainability. Their power banks are a creative protest against throwaway culture. You might think a power bank is just a practical object, and you’re right. But GOMI has transformed this everyday tech into something with real soul. 

Tap your spirit into this block of colour-happy, raw texture and individuality. Each one is handmade from non-recyclable flexible plastic waste-things like carrier bags, bubble wrap and pallet wrap. The kind of material we’ve been told is useless. GOMI turns that narrative on its head and makes art.

No two units are ever the same. Each has its own abstract fingerprint, a composition formed by chaos and craftsmanship. What really impressed me is their design philosophy, rooting its process in circularity and repairability. It’s not just about the product being useful, but also about it being unmade and remade, again and again. Simply put, they’re designed to be repaired. Once they reach the end-of-life stage, GOMI will take them back and recycle the materials. The ultimate circle of life that moves us all. 

Now, personally for me, the power banks has a little weight to it, but that adds to its durability, and it works like a charm; the charging power can go up to six days on one full charge. Plus I surrender to the sight of its design, especially this one that I chose because it instantly matched one of my paintings I did a while back. 

A portrait painting by Aleisee.

What’s Junk Can Be Powerful Joy

I do scrapbooking, a lot. And this resonates with me. I collect pieces of junk and discarded paper packaging that most people would throw away, and turn them into my personal scenic universes. There is something really beautiful about transforming overlooked materials into something you can hold, enjoy and tell a story through. That is exactly what GOMI is doing, through tech. 

They’re not just making power banks. They’re telling a new kind of story - one about creativity, sustainability and the radical act of giving waste a second life. I’ll take a power bank with a story over a plain black box any day, because this power bank…it makes me smile. :)

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