Uncomfortable Objects

[blessmycottonsocks]

Athens_based architect and 3D modeler Katerina Kamprani specialises in creating variations of everyday objects, designed to create a feeling of unease in the viewer.
The dichotomy exists because you can picture the object's function, but it would prove to be an absolute vexation in use.
Here's a few to make you squirm:

Loads more on her Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/floppykat?lang=en

 

[Stormkhan]

Um.
Not so much uncomfortable but impractical?

 

[Aydee_Aitchdee]

That broom would be great for cleaning ceiling fans....

Anyway, they feel more like late 50s/early 60s mod decor than something to make one feel a bit perturbed

 

[Frideswide]

Here's a few to make you squirm:

I'm getting skin tingles.

Also: Wikipedia on the furry crockery!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Déjeuner_en_fourrure

 

[kesavaross]

Um.
Not so much uncomfortable but impractical?

Same for me and from my view point, what a waste fo time making those.

 

[Xanatic*]

I like when a sculptor cam make a hard object look soft or similar. Making it on a computer though, a lot less impressive.

 

[Frideswide]

from my view point, what a waste fo time making those.

Thank goodness you included the rider! So good that everyone is allowed to enjoy their own stuff

 

[escargot]

Athens_based architect and 3D modeler Katerina Kamprani specialises in creating variations of everyday objects, designed to create a feeling of unease in the viewer.
The dichotomy exists because you can picture the object's function, but it would prove to be an absolute vexation in use.
Here's a few to make you squirm:

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Loads more on her Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/floppykat?lang=en

They look like the old Surrealist Objects. Like the Lobster Phone and the, er, Furry Cup.

 

[CharmerKamelion]

I hope the wine glass comes with a straw. And I'm sure the broom would come in handy under certain circumstances. If the teapot and the long mug come as a set, they would complement each other nicely.

 

[JamesWhitehead]

I did once forget about a mug with the remains of some soup in. I didn't realize I was an artist; I thought I was just a slut!

 

[escargot]

I did once forget about a mug with the remains of some soup in. I didn't realize I was an artist; I thought I was just a slut!

I once somehow slopped home-made soup into a mug that still had a teabag lurking. No idea how I managed that.

 

[Analogue Boy]

Unless she has too much money, she should stop fucking around with Blender and concentrate on her job.
And I speak as a man who designed a Ouija Cheesboard with a slice of runny brie as a planchette.

 

[Mythopoeika]

Unless she has too much money, she should stop fucking around with Blender and concentrate on her job.
And I speak as a man who designed a Ouija Cheesboard with a slice of runny brie as a planchette.

Yep. Making real objects would have more impact than 3D models. She should actually make them.

 

[Ogdred Weary]

They look like the old Surrealist Objects. Like the Lobster Phone and the, er, Furry Cup.

There is nothing new under the sun.

 

[escargot]

Sushi Chess.

 

[escargot]

Also, a puzzle cake. I'm told it's Only Connect. You have to pick out words and find other words to link them together.

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

If the teapot and the long mug come as a set, they would complement each other nicely.

...and would be perfect if you have a mouth as wide as Wallace's:

 

[Kondoru]

Sushi Chess.

Wouldnt last long with me.

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

Wouldnt last long with me.

How about Kevin Ayers' banana chess?

 

[Stormkhan]

Sushi Chess.

Once played a game of draughts with shots. It became quite a spectator sport in the pub (my old local, The Claghan in Soho).
We supplied the board and plastic shot glasses - and bought bottles from the pub. Important: the spirits should be different colours - we used whiskey and tequila. You play the opponents drink of choice.
Rule change: when you take an opponents piece then you down it. When you 'king' your piece, use two shot glasses.
It's a very leveling game: the better you are, the drunker you become and so reduce your skill level.
*hic*