Italian designer Elena Tamburini has created a collection of four everyday objects that aim to facilitate affection in elderly individuals and couples.
Comprised of a mirror, a brush, a table and a walker, each of the objects in the Filotea collection refers to an affectionate daily gesture, such as a caress, a touch, or looking at yourself or your partner.
Tamburini designed a collection of four objects
Inspired by sexuality as a taboo in society, particularly in old age, Filotea is designed to encourage individuals and couples to express love and affection whatever their age.
The collection takes its title from a literary reference to Greek mythology, based on the name of the Greek goddess Philotes who was the personification of affection, passion and sex. Tamburini hopes her creations will raise awareness of the right of people of all ages to take pleasure in their bodies.
Tamburini hopes to encourage people of all ages to take pleasure in their bodies
"Today in Italy, 30 per cent of the population is made up of elderly people," said Tamburini. "We are dealing with an increasingly expanding target, and the demanding specifics of this range cannot be ignored, especially from the point of view of design."
"Affectivity includes all the acts and emotions of the sexual sphere, and it's what keeps the relationship alive at all ages, but especially during the last period of life, when it inevitably overtakes passion," she continued.
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