Our Future is in the Trash

This product concept won the 2008 Greener Gadgets Design Competition held by Core 77. It was one of many entries that's primary function is to measure or display energy consumption. What makes this design so legit is the fact that the innovation is not the physical product but a set of instructions to build a meaningful product from easily accessible components and a reused jar. I have to admit, the shinny white plastic renderings on the reflective surfaces are very appealing, but I think there is a good chance that many products in the distant future will more likely resemble this jar. Is it possible that our design practice could become so green that we don't even touch a raw material.