"Telling Tales" explores the recent trend for unique or limited edition pieces, inspired by the spirit of story-telling, that push the limits between art and design.
“Design art” are products that transcend the boundaries between function and art. Function is not of primary importance anymore, artistry in the details takes over whilst familiar domestic items are invested with strange properties.
In the first room, entitled “The Forest Glade”, subtle sounds of creaking forest incite the visitor to become attentive to the natural possibilities of beauty and danger.
“Design art” are products that transcend the boundaries between function and art. Function is not of primary importance anymore, artistry in the details takes over whilst familiar domestic items are invested with strange properties.
In the first room, entitled “The Forest Glade”, subtle sounds of creaking forest incite the visitor to become attentive to the natural possibilities of beauty and danger.
Out of the woods and into the “Enchanted Castle” section, symbols of wealth and status are prodded and parodied.
The "Robber Baron" collection by Belgian design duo Studio Job includes a black cast bronze and gilded jewel safe topped with the head of a clown and a table crafted in the shape of golden smoke rising from four factory chimneys.
The exhibition ends with the gloomy rooms of the "Heaven and Hell" section where visitors have to peer through windows to distinguish the sinister items designed to remind them of their own mortality.
Fredrikson Stallard’s red, urethane-rubber rug intends to represent the exact amount of blood in two people.
In design as well as fairytales, things are not always what they seem and designers featured in this show will most certainly give you nightmares instead of happy endings!
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