So much of the time, simplicity is the heart of invention. That’s certainly the case with these clever biodegradable plastic lids, designed by Northumbria University grad Jack Bresnahan and featured at last month’s New Designers show in London.

Shown as a set are nine lids that transform a used, tin can into one of several common household items: vase, soap dispenser, sugar caster, tea and coffee canister, toothbrush holder, money box and desk organizer.

According to Dezeen.com, Bresnahan’s “aim… is to create products that make environmentally friendly goods more accessible and help to make day to day living greener. This is not a blinkered crusade however, as while his designs are always created within a green framework he balances this with a drive to develop products that are both useful and good to look at.”

Sign me up for one toothbrush holder, please.