A spoon made of tiny spoons

This is one of the "nonobjects" featured in the book "Nonobject" by Branko Lukic and Barry Katz. The book description says it's about objects whose design "started not from the object but from the space between people and the objects they use." I think this means it's about objects whose design is useless but whimsical.

Other Nonobjects include "a 'superpractical' cell phone with keypad, speaker, and microphone on every surface," a square motorcycle, and an umbrella that sends rain rushing through the handle from an upturned top. More at the site nonobjectbook.com.

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 30, 2014
Category: Art | Design and Designers

Comments

I do think that these "nonobjects" can be quite whimsical...right up to the moment someone starts using phrases like "started not from the object but from the space between people and the objects they use."

Posted by Rocket J. Squirrel on 09/30/14 at 09:47 AM

This is the stuff that ends up in The Museum of Modern Design in Pickacity, Everywhere because it's the ONLY place it fits in.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/30/14 at 09:53 AM

Best "spoon" I ever have had is just two.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/30/14 at 05:55 PM

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