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June 23, 2009

Designer Gas Masks

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We are in a state of perpetual war - with ourselves and with the eco-system that sustains us. Perpetual war breeds perpetual fear. In the present context, this fear stems from our extreme desire for authenticity and manifests itself in our insatiable culture of consumption.

Deep down, we are afraid we may never be satisfied. An expanding archive of branded myths and icons feeds this fear. Designer Gas Masks is an attempt to visualize this state of mind. Because it is only by first acknowledging and then challenging fear that we will be able to breathe a little easier.

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May 15, 2009

Kick It

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May 14, 2009

Fruit Juice Packaging

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By the Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa.

Naoto Fukasawa also offers strawberry, kiwi, and “silken tofu” (for a
carton of soy milk) “juice skins”.

The real genius would be if he made it eco-friendly.

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May 13, 2009

Blast From The Past

Man Ray, Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924

Before there was photoshop, there was Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky).

Man Ray was an admirer of the paintings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Ingres and made a series of photographs, inspired by Ingres's
languorous nudes, of the model Kiki in a turban. Painting the f-holes
of a stringed instrument onto the photographic print and then
rephotographing the print, Man Ray altered what was originally a
classical nude. He also added the title Le Violon d'Ingres, a French
idiom that means "hobby." The transformation of Kiki's body into a
musical instrument with the crude addition of a few brushstrokes makes
this a humorous image, but her armless form is also disturbing to
contemplate. The title seems to suggest that, while playing the violin
was Ingres's hobby, toying with Kiki was a pastime of Man Ray. The
picture maintains a tension between objectification and appreciation
of the female form.