Kingston University graduate Poppy Booth has created a pair of tongue-in-cheek objects that comment on the "ridiculousness" of consumer habits.
Booth created  contradictory objects for her Kingston University graduate project
Called Megaphone and Soapbox, the project features a megaphone for introverts and a soapbox for nihilists ? both made from fibreglass resin.
The first item, the Megaphone For Introverts, features an oversized fibreglass resin structure that allows "shy but politically-minded protesters" to share their views while hiding their faces.
Meanwhile, the soapbox ? an object commonly used by activists as a pedestal from which to protest ? is composed of a single box with one side open so that as well as protesting, it can also be used for other purposes, such as carrying objects or sitting on. Booth reasons: "As Nihilists believe that life is meaningless, they are unlikely to have much to preach about. [The design] showed that I did not myself want to preach but to change people's attitudes to their possessions more subtly."
Booth's objects were inspired by Italian designer Enzo Mari's vision of anti consumerist design
The soapbox was designed in response to a brief set by London furniture store SCP that asked for students to design a small, easily portable piece of furniture that people could buy and carry away from the store under their arm.
Choosing to rebel against the overtly consumerist brief, Booth says her contradicto...