Milanese design studio Older has created a series of objects including marble wall-hangings shaped to look like breasts with pierced nipples, and an inflatable chair named after a Blade Runner character.
Called Wide Eye, the collection includes a set of cutlery, carafes, wall-hung ornaments, chairs, a table, a sofa, lamps and a basket for bread.
Older said each piece shows "a playful devotion to contemporary design" with features that the creators hope will spark conversations.
Older studio and artist Alexander Vinther came together to design the Wide Eye collection
The objects, created in collaboration with Danish artist Alexander Vinther, were featured in an exhibition also titled Wide Eye during the city-wide Milano Design City festival in September. The show was curated by Studio Vedèt. Each piece in the collection was produced by local artisans in Milan.
"Basically, we've taken the design process back to the 1960s and 70s, to the idea of anti-mass-production," said the studio, which is headed by Morten Thuesen and Letizia Caramia.
"We were inspired by this era when great design unfolded in dialogue with artisans, and objects and furniture were shaped and almost thought by the human hand. We wanted to bring that authenticity back to contemporary design."
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