The Work Of Tobias Wong. May He Redesign Heaven.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_LCOyJ6DTrqviEXmHNAkBVhlEQrsHlAJud2WhwHfAkRreepxGIXOh2DMQ7wfASMVHEvxLOsZwXhYFUOFTeWzved8zzB2y-PRJfMJOoozEdO0FLIXb8mx_Nm56H42UAdfb0J_aEvQdZy/s1600/TB-PORTRAIT.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478034477527452194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_LCOyJ6DTrqviEXmHNAkBVhlEQrsHlAJud2WhwHfAkRreepxGIXOh2DMQ7wfASMVHEvxLOsZwXhYFUOFTeWzved8zzB2y-PRJfMJOoozEdO0FLIXb8mx_Nm56H42UAdfb0J_aEvQdZy/s400/TB-PORTRAIT.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 691px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">photo by <a href="http://www.nigelparryphoto.com/">Nigel Parry</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tobias Wong (1974-2010</span>)</span><br /><br />I was shocked to learn that Vancouver born, New York based designer Tobias Wong just passed away last Sunday at the very young age of 35 (late breaking news reports say it was an apparent suicide). I have blogged about much of his work and have been a fan for years. In addition to his own work, he often collaborated with many different artists, companies and designers to create unique, conceptual, witty and absurd pieces.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPD5J4pGH8IEvHXHNFJBrteZttizHBEQGxkSD9p_SL9vaDR8XXudgDf8ang_6CvaZ2Af74cyIRE-b_M0xSVzq6LS6Xayhkzt5Lpkh_X_MaTchrZoNfWWLYWFn66-zPa8wJm7gNvB5CExW/s1600/bizcarde.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999820300568978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPD5J4pGH8IEvHXHNFJBrteZttizHBEQGxkSD9p_SL9vaDR8XXudgDf8ang_6CvaZ2Af74cyIRE-b_M0xSVzq6LS6Xayhkzt5Lpkh_X_MaTchrZoNfWWLYWFn66-zPa8wJm7gNvB5CExW/s400/bizcarde.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />above: Tobias Wong's business card<br /><br />He had a way of looking at the ordinary and transforming it into something extraordinary, as expressed by his Bent Pencil, Reverse Diamond ring and Burberry Nova Check Pins shown below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7nE5qxQ-JeVRL_7AqefCLK5kxb82hkKrotx9POgdlVL5UNqVIHm1urDeQBN3m83u3gVHX05Xjc8kfDczX7jQBtQNvdFIfPIlcklPUqyZF7O8Qw4pKozZVYJmep6rlvSare24TCyhvw_g/s1600/bentpencile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478008574708525010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7nE5qxQ-JeVRL_7AqefCLK5kxb82hkKrotx9POgdlVL5UNqVIHm1urDeQBN3m83u3gVHX05Xjc8kfDczX7jQBtQNvdFIfPIlcklPUqyZF7O8Qw4pKozZVYJmep6rlvSare24TCyhvw_g/s400/bentpencile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 289px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGmWlm4yJSMU8zUkGfmNQGeVt3saYxG-Yh4UpOLNPjWDVCuFmCcvn6Mj_tAARLo4XmIQMOsHYWcWjDEEmxioxt_on2fZ5we1nPaUWhsMx-Dh7V4jAmxPP1QDFZxDDmcizRPaHBY7I_E3F/s1600/060110_113231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478008498092605394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGmWlm4yJSMU8zUkGfmNQGeVt3saYxG-Yh4UpOLNPjWDVCuFmCcvn6Mj_tAARLo4XmIQMOsHYWcWjDEEmxioxt_on2fZ5we1nPaUWhsMx-Dh7V4jAmxPP1QDFZxDDmcizRPaHBY7I_E3F/s400/060110_113231.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTIlUgEL1Pf_A87dJoDOoEmGSz9adanBUS41UPO9slyc_EhAXX0sfWqKdf5-yrX8F7QAW1lZE5A9_U0mQXOfY8hXdQE03AwjJh0n97kpIUwUEtQ08UCowztBm5vf_iXIDzvoqOErPBqOY/s1600/bbe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010772047022962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTIlUgEL1Pf_A87dJoDOoEmGSz9adanBUS41UPO9slyc_EhAXX0sfWqKdf5-yrX8F7QAW1lZE5A9_U0mQXOfY8hXdQE03AwjJh0n97kpIUwUEtQ08UCowztBm5vf_iXIDzvoqOErPBqOY/s400/bbe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />Some of his most well-know design products include; the Sun Jar, the reverse diamond ring, his smoking mittens, his cement Aalto doorstop, his gold and silver on/off wireless lightswitch, his "Indulgences" collection of gold items and his white rubber coated chandelier.<br /><br /><br />Sun Jar:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxI4Ac_p41TJwX9VaQc2jghUtneCxeeD_A5M6QUIjNWvUYSjo0tvGiDMTiK2JuaAZcHHfd9YwirAAlEiZq40hsJJD9RSOhaKKYFnkRfYFc7us1v4vX7lKSEfxZSwtG4ZHcGJRs-G_Z4M/s1600/sunjar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998874036755682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxI4Ac_p41TJwX9VaQc2jghUtneCxeeD_A5M6QUIjNWvUYSjo0tvGiDMTiK2JuaAZcHHfd9YwirAAlEiZq40hsJJD9RSOhaKKYFnkRfYFc7us1v4vX7lKSEfxZSwtG4ZHcGJRs-G_Z4M/s400/sunjar.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 229px;" /></a><br />Silver & Gold Wireless Lightswitches:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNrGkO6Zy-NAiqB6gK3fHmiDvxeFTxjwWBRlEU73XexhJ2dT7FgmV0qbzo50hHG1TCIUJZX1wfSH449MD2OJ51qnGNAwrGOS0LFfHpY8FLWR_S27Vht2_hb9iSIIEg01mf-k2FTG5XSHV/s1600/lightswitches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998790474236194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNrGkO6Zy-NAiqB6gK3fHmiDvxeFTxjwWBRlEU73XexhJ2dT7FgmV0qbzo50hHG1TCIUJZX1wfSH449MD2OJ51qnGNAwrGOS0LFfHpY8FLWR_S27Vht2_hb9iSIIEg01mf-k2FTG5XSHV/s400/lightswitches.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 325px;" /></a><br />Cement Doorstop (an homage to Alvar Aalto's Savoy vase);<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwqeBPqonwXjnpFBMaQv_Oh8772wQ_3xrhw4ImgIjgLIOAqGNQlxO9rEz_SvGuWNuiJMokh2ZFF7v_SmLH9tZi_Z35IxViItEdKOO-wGXJk8zCRXqCf8qqneF6jVeQZt8WtxGJpcbc6nN/s1600/aalto-doorstop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478006436409262882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwqeBPqonwXjnpFBMaQv_Oh8772wQ_3xrhw4ImgIjgLIOAqGNQlxO9rEz_SvGuWNuiJMokh2ZFF7v_SmLH9tZi_Z35IxViItEdKOO-wGXJk8zCRXqCf8qqneF6jVeQZt8WtxGJpcbc6nN/s400/aalto-doorstop.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 568px;" /></a><br />White Rubber coated chandelier:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXtL3hbe2swpjLCcGUwv7xvaP8deyNaWtIqB7zVXgn6sjaCTppTnAM62loqia21tfWyzapuPanKoVp_tPZMtWdKw-GGJ5HZaArXSMgBdqDvPF9NH5M0IB0QhZj3konPYM3r5UaofezodZ/s1600/chandelier.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478000059829137794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXtL3hbe2swpjLCcGUwv7xvaP8deyNaWtIqB7zVXgn6sjaCTppTnAM62loqia21tfWyzapuPanKoVp_tPZMtWdKw-GGJ5HZaArXSMgBdqDvPF9NH5M0IB0QhZj3konPYM3r5UaofezodZ/s400/chandelier.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 245px;" /></a><br />LED Mirror:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFx2HKkjX0u5ctXSGW_Ekhgjbk8zv8o2uQiP7kY4RWHjlArLp6UVaS1DYYHPueFsw_ICHGSPesHi3L0v0DfAbn_BnLD2xM4wI0HKiI3tHmLuER3x8QmPdUL3LmJ-MUGg_sXPRIwblf0U/s1600/mirrore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999327433346658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFx2HKkjX0u5ctXSGW_Ekhgjbk8zv8o2uQiP7kY4RWHjlArLp6UVaS1DYYHPueFsw_ICHGSPesHi3L0v0DfAbn_BnLD2xM4wI0HKiI3tHmLuER3x8QmPdUL3LmJ-MUGg_sXPRIwblf0U/s400/mirrore.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />Money pad:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDCY97yE_kohwgVXRIFVMEvHw9lQmPoS8ywZaivJ7Nk2YGozBje-F-MF6DhmT8SVEF8LKg9WHUh4MKtC3Sanngfg-ZIT7PxZ2OeAS-SktsNX91jSq1-L9K5iSZVQs9UNbxCvyNDJBQUP/s1600/moneypade.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999248432821282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDCY97yE_kohwgVXRIFVMEvHw9lQmPoS8ywZaivJ7Nk2YGozBje-F-MF6DhmT8SVEF8LKg9WHUh4MKtC3Sanngfg-ZIT7PxZ2OeAS-SktsNX91jSq1-L9K5iSZVQs9UNbxCvyNDJBQUP/s400/moneypade.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />The THIS IS NOT A LAMP was a project in which he added illumination to Philippe Starck's Bubble chair:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbySYGHxjlM3p34BkRBIU5JLdOyGMYC7a2GbG0K7K857beXdHpwQM30iyzZk6wb-8xOheqmokVd0GHWO_Y7GXZ69YjIcRgf1-9_w6KSnPxLdiuKVSXiabt7xCeBVGAkoDxLdFLxcojvANU/s1600/lampe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999586046922114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbySYGHxjlM3p34BkRBIU5JLdOyGMYC7a2GbG0K7K857beXdHpwQM30iyzZk6wb-8xOheqmokVd0GHWO_Y7GXZ69YjIcRgf1-9_w6KSnPxLdiuKVSXiabt7xCeBVGAkoDxLdFLxcojvANU/s400/lampe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 200px;" /></a><br />The book, I Want To Change The World, a critique on design, was Tobias' first book:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYeVwOAJXM8DU25XPLFQ8trV7w-P1unxfX4GnM3L6GUHsQjavgl_PZUbYAlZE1xoBpeGcsFIAiOiJdetxVV7rkWSlzSvT9MPjGI4Cza4Z3Pp1bB__Y0l837aENQxJLoH57yIJwuGgnsEa/s1600/gunbook003e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477999894173901122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYeVwOAJXM8DU25XPLFQ8trV7w-P1unxfX4GnM3L6GUHsQjavgl_PZUbYAlZE1xoBpeGcsFIAiOiJdetxVV7rkWSlzSvT9MPjGI4Cza4Z3Pp1bB__Y0l837aENQxJLoH57yIJwuGgnsEa/s400/gunbook003e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 787px;" /></a><br />Box Cutter:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb7nOsxA0B4V-yaCFx3JgazKDNb3Vwq1WiiUoRoO48-lzX1BG39orCxGuBNxe76sqUT48vJxWWHauLaz8aC80O-9dQXwWBYfgVr3Pi8YMHqO6H77ADjCfiM7uMmmN5LKy6NpnrnjhsW-7/s1600/boxcuttere.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478000271301045170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb7nOsxA0B4V-yaCFx3JgazKDNb3Vwq1WiiUoRoO48-lzX1BG39orCxGuBNxe76sqUT48vJxWWHauLaz8aC80O-9dQXwWBYfgVr3Pi8YMHqO6H77ADjCfiM7uMmmN5LKy6NpnrnjhsW-7/s400/boxcuttere.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 242px;" /></a><br />Silver Pills:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY-bc2GyW5pRZsuMLUwfQsKJ1pa9gB-X9AyIO-0Qg6eGbWIy1SLPoE0EJekIqk0jk45qdwvyGRI2i7Ugsewx0Ir6K_Hdgw6ogcD72JelUGrkZsftslBHgL358zQxJ_SkHNKPHRVDkSZf/s1600/silverpille.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010981772988514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY-bc2GyW5pRZsuMLUwfQsKJ1pa9gB-X9AyIO-0Qg6eGbWIy1SLPoE0EJekIqk0jk45qdwvyGRI2i7Ugsewx0Ir6K_Hdgw6ogcD72JelUGrkZsftslBHgL358zQxJ_SkHNKPHRVDkSZf/s400/silverpille.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 390px;" /></a><br />His twin towers matchbook and Casper glass candlestick for Cappellini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuyfTHOVJpsAXb31iyAlxx32eQvvJAIWAHStXM4q74s6E8OnG6gLG5u4ywmarKPv4JyMGZ9xEzSSSv_dibuv8C9g16QQjmBW2au7v7Lx2bPQbqEdnSPOoTrR37yL3rGuEwrPBK_GFLHbw/s1600/pocketbook1e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478011289100957826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuyfTHOVJpsAXb31iyAlxx32eQvvJAIWAHStXM4q74s6E8OnG6gLG5u4ywmarKPv4JyMGZ9xEzSSSv_dibuv8C9g16QQjmBW2au7v7Lx2bPQbqEdnSPOoTrR37yL3rGuEwrPBK_GFLHbw/s400/pocketbook1e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 335px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckEAe2S91pVanjhyphenhyphens1y3tjYcUnLj-oHP29NkquB13kIb0xQ56qG9osnIRGBuiZ4fUSQXsQ9tJ7tPQwx8Oo_U_nOVzCGp8Y4XfWabz1hzlmiDwCNHY7GsUCQE7fauz-FTzHotKx05gUSDW/s1600/casper3e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478010880686771474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckEAe2S91pVanjhyphenhyphens1y3tjYcUnLj-oHP29NkquB13kIb0xQ56qG9osnIRGBuiZ4fUSQXsQ9tJ7tPQwx8Oo_U_nOVzCGp8Y4XfWabz1hzlmiDwCNHY7GsUCQE7fauz-FTzHotKx05gUSDW/s400/casper3e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 336px;" /></a><br /><br />His <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diamonds </span>project consisted of various items which incorporate or use images of diamonds; rings, a camera with diamond flash, diamond screensaver, diamond-embedded dime and 2 carat diamond superball (all shown below):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjfGD3vikn2ZlyKCNTG0mFuQ5AcaH2239UAbxth9LEiCz_ahbGgrDEbFitsYZuBYdylBY-DDvtCzNXraO7L440_zK8OFbXz1y5zVP9Gj_UhNN9c7_ca2m_bdvjtjrW3bC3ATH0RPUbewi/s1600/diamond-series.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477988136701379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjfGD3vikn2ZlyKCNTG0mFuQ5AcaH2239UAbxth9LEiCz_ahbGgrDEbFitsYZuBYdylBY-DDvtCzNXraO7L440_zK8OFbXz1y5zVP9Gj_UhNN9c7_ca2m_bdvjtjrW3bC3ATH0RPUbewi/s400/diamond-series.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >COLLABORATIONS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.schonbek.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Schonbek</a></span><br />The crystal chandelier Wong chose to work with is a Schonbek design called New Orleans. Wong adapted it by cutting off the top and hiding most of the chandelier inside a giant black shade.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTkQeDb79IY4_2Sj-N4LlRbXVyYS4H9tL6At81LWKNpKfec52oBc7-W-3_pyOu9PK5XksBhqQTREJ69Gfu4Kvh5CxRdWaZ1CLZ__vNnED9J9kHEnsup-glPYiQfGczGG8SQl8OWgIqTY3/s1600/schonbeck+TW+chandelier.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478055242956484018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTkQeDb79IY4_2Sj-N4LlRbXVyYS4H9tL6At81LWKNpKfec52oBc7-W-3_pyOu9PK5XksBhqQTREJ69Gfu4Kvh5CxRdWaZ1CLZ__vNnED9J9kHEnsup-glPYiQfGczGG8SQl8OWgIqTY3/s400/schonbeck+TW+chandelier.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><br />Wong’s shaded crystal chandelier, commissioned by Swarovski®, is a highly original take on a classic form. Wong regrets that most crystal chandeliers are hung high “so you don’t see the beautiful details.” He’s brought his chandelier exploration down to table level.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzlweZGVICvBV-J8zzyhrHTiSbx3FiSYDu6mZ_grUrizIbLWaxpQuOqE8_ocXtWR0y2PlyIxPEnAW-DIUKQlJlSK6G_u2jZbxLxmRRKL1aaKiVfeuRXScIHUSSjncO8nF3rlAv1m9qqEW/s1600/TB+schonbek1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478055129590366242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzlweZGVICvBV-J8zzyhrHTiSbx3FiSYDu6mZ_grUrizIbLWaxpQuOqE8_ocXtWR0y2PlyIxPEnAW-DIUKQlJlSK6G_u2jZbxLxmRRKL1aaKiVfeuRXScIHUSSjncO8nF3rlAv1m9qqEW/s400/TB+schonbek1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 639px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of schonbek</span></span><br /><br />“The shade is black on the inside, too,” Wong pointed out. “So the crystal really looks great in there.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken Courtney</span></span><br />Tobias Wong with fellow designer Ken Courtney, of Ju$t Another Rich Kid fame, also combined well-recognized symbols of mass consumption with qualities associated with wealth, luxury, and excess. Mundane items cast in gold were called <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Indulgences":</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s1600-h/indulgences.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129523299577999762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s400/indulgences.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 656px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129525902328181154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 357px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129534865924927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx1xrhNem0l6j5Hx6vS92ifNN5pyrYuS1f8aWQZmDtDWkGN3BI4ArH5Dqjb_gvpxmb_4VS9vstmOw0VtbIfWBcjPxLCZQWdttjpeaa1EBeuAdO7MR0jmKN2FJM5MFMaCnua-6MyBcMQm-/s1600/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478015873208425074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx1xrhNem0l6j5Hx6vS92ifNN5pyrYuS1f8aWQZmDtDWkGN3BI4ArH5Dqjb_gvpxmb_4VS9vstmOw0VtbIfWBcjPxLCZQWdttjpeaa1EBeuAdO7MR0jmKN2FJM5MFMaCnua-6MyBcMQm-/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129527654674837938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 236px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqWhS7HyluqrGP66rWaws5-VlM9YVSGIFr0yCvVDLytpK-u8rQPXPPvkxJ4jff4i6ZfKwK33bGns0LnB04FqiC9y3zDfupoVFLMUm-MO4RZqwbibMjYfgMN5JoxGu45cqHZ5dQowicEw/s1600/money-clip.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478007167148169618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqWhS7HyluqrGP66rWaws5-VlM9YVSGIFr0yCvVDLytpK-u8rQPXPPvkxJ4jff4i6ZfKwK33bGns0LnB04FqiC9y3zDfupoVFLMUm-MO4RZqwbibMjYfgMN5JoxGu45cqHZ5dQowicEw/s400/money-clip.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 237px;" /></a><br /><br />I wrote a previous <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-rich-indulgences-two-different.html">post comparing his <span style="font-style: italic;">Indulgences Collection</span> to that of Big Games' <span style="font-style: italic;">New Rich Collection</span></a>, where you can learn more about these.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Citizen: </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Citizen</span></span><br />His limited edition matchbooks for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Citizen:Citizen</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNQc8aOyCOlGWgeEA7-2r1Nv5VgNVcCXlAtr8OjKgh_tZQJVvoBC_xCGhyyBMP_ZwzuGZckpdVG8HAA8_GFD5aR362QWfpD8WGqM4gOtFwPTuVlyx23beAPokdhFwT210fB28YNfL1fJ/s1600/matchbooks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478004305063590306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNQc8aOyCOlGWgeEA7-2r1Nv5VgNVcCXlAtr8OjKgh_tZQJVvoBC_xCGhyyBMP_ZwzuGZckpdVG8HAA8_GFD5aR362QWfpD8WGqM4gOtFwPTuVlyx23beAPokdhFwT210fB28YNfL1fJ/s400/matchbooks.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 538px;" /></a><br /><br />His $2,000. special reconstructed iPhone comes with with exclusive art, videos and music that is updated yearly for Citizen: Citizen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBaImeWdl94m_M6pM-9VHyEVQZx00AIyXnkWiKxXxPbMlCakcMdHQQ-YOnvyX2EO3pEI5LFRpe64eoF3FHdh0l5yT16Fi9OQyEHqq30NZhDpLXU8GbRwrwkilaC3i_gvVn5dWwd4jTSIB/s1600/phone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478005325188626754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBaImeWdl94m_M6pM-9VHyEVQZx00AIyXnkWiKxXxPbMlCakcMdHQQ-YOnvyX2EO3pEI5LFRpe64eoF3FHdh0l5yT16Fi9OQyEHqq30NZhDpLXU8GbRwrwkilaC3i_gvVn5dWwd4jTSIB/s400/phone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 580px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Troy Halterman</span></span><br />In 2002, he collaborated with Troy Halterman of <span style="font-weight: bold;">TROY</span> (which is no longer in business) and offered up a holiday's curatorial stock of found objects, art, functional pieces and decorative works. The images below of the wood grain chocolate, smoking mittens, puzzle mirror, electric menorah, Andy Warhol gift wrap and glass chairs were originally created for that collection:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauzuoN33vQ3kZVYqM9tdTHOqp7SgD6pP1GubxIgyGJVFuj9Xn43-f305W82VLNDzmecPpHCP6e8j_r1c6Dpw_xFEPz7fQ1lNMdTZOeloh50RvXzfDfUQscg-u3ojvbi2j5Yg5ZojGaHib/s1600/TROY-collabs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477998263352283618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauzuoN33vQ3kZVYqM9tdTHOqp7SgD6pP1GubxIgyGJVFuj9Xn43-f305W82VLNDzmecPpHCP6e8j_r1c6Dpw_xFEPz7fQ1lNMdTZOeloh50RvXzfDfUQscg-u3ojvbi2j5Yg5ZojGaHib/s400/TROY-collabs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />Close up look at Smoking Mittens:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33EZtg1RtCFtGJOGjzOxV_Nm-saqTo80nTP93jN0zeqC3RVs-yXbHtA0MJbxUN8HDNujJiYHdbnEpUaegIW6jPFzOrXmkBHbKtrKIWFylb6j0LxFkBWyIIlOoIVUPHjeeQ1c9lwfPnuKW/s1600/smoking-mittens-front_01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257139557922514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33EZtg1RtCFtGJOGjzOxV_Nm-saqTo80nTP93jN0zeqC3RVs-yXbHtA0MJbxUN8HDNujJiYHdbnEpUaegIW6jPFzOrXmkBHbKtrKIWFylb6j0LxFkBWyIIlOoIVUPHjeeQ1c9lwfPnuKW/s400/smoking-mittens-front_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 337px;" /></a><br />Furlighter and Ballistic Rose:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcSv7J4Oi-NIm0UrDKr0UlvfinKDlchxH6TUzB6RvZN79ZfyG3R1Go1VRWlwgxbAFGPM9wAZWyQ9eVl3iTRzNsOuTIJUZRvRpgg_yY01uZlcP-FGZA9CMZIyLnu5TZci3IIkqWvZYHDJn/s1600/furlighter3e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478256789416746098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcSv7J4Oi-NIm0UrDKr0UlvfinKDlchxH6TUzB6RvZN79ZfyG3R1Go1VRWlwgxbAFGPM9wAZWyQ9eVl3iTRzNsOuTIJUZRvRpgg_yY01uZlcP-FGZA9CMZIyLnu5TZci3IIkqWvZYHDJn/s400/furlighter3e.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 303px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSecVSDliWsJUC1mBVkiCS_De1v-S03KRb_rTHsBLtsgGcvAb503lkzj4p7FMqpRldFtLN96ete760t0tklxNNvLF32qptSpFjdogKbe_if52eLKymCOcZGMlDe8RKU_WjsN6NkOjkCa9/s1600/ballistic+rose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478257516123885426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSecVSDliWsJUC1mBVkiCS_De1v-S03KRb_rTHsBLtsgGcvAb503lkzj4p7FMqpRldFtLN96ete760t0tklxNNvLF32qptSpFjdogKbe_if52eLKymCOcZGMlDe8RKU_WjsN6NkOjkCa9/s400/ballistic+rose.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><br />One of his most recent designs was this clever iPad case he designed with Chelsea Briganti:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4RGSVDhgXpkFqjkUZpbta2o3KAqhzc4JDp1O0lmYqQsy58SPRGx5x8nwUvdBnGvSAoA2KE6Kzu3RdDgzBmU4azh05N1IZJqOSut1uz28wzkMzJiImwr1FbdcwZuxxhWkSo3RofqE8-u/s1600/tobias-ipad2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478265049862723202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky4RGSVDhgXpkFqjkUZpbta2o3KAqhzc4JDp1O0lmYqQsy58SPRGx5x8nwUvdBnGvSAoA2KE6Kzu3RdDgzBmU4azh05N1IZJqOSut1uz28wzkMzJiImwr1FbdcwZuxxhWkSo3RofqE8-u/s400/tobias-ipad2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 702px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMC8sgj5kYEdJl08G0Y5qQLJgDoMHwJtCi7xrjP-SHqZaJAqkQr5AWGmoTo2xPAMJmAtAi7FcER4igraUq-vd2Omn37fgUICR5xkmSn3YeDXaAD7mnrkQ3B-TGN91q6G69ZFRuajnk2Vl/s1600/77001_2_468.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478265526910554034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMC8sgj5kYEdJl08G0Y5qQLJgDoMHwJtCi7xrjP-SHqZaJAqkQr5AWGmoTo2xPAMJmAtAi7FcER4igraUq-vd2Omn37fgUICR5xkmSn3YeDXaAD7mnrkQ3B-TGN91q6G69ZFRuajnk2Vl/s400/77001_2_468.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above images of ipad case courtesy of <a href="http://www.core77.com/">Core77.</a></span><br /><br />You can find some of these products, which will undoubtedly become collectibles, at the following stores or sites:<br /><br />MOMA in Berlin<br />Loveless Tokyo<br /><a href="http://www.citizen-citizen.com/">Citizen Citizen</a><br /><a href="http://www.unicahome.com/">Unica home</a><br /><a href="http://www.mattermatters.com/">Matter</a><br /><a href="http://www.moma.com/">MoMA Shop</a><br /><a href="http://www.cooperhewittshop.org/">Cooper Hewitt Museum Shop </a><br /><a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a><br /><a href="http://www.paulsmith.com/">Paul Smith</a><br /><a href="http://www.mossonline.com/">Moss</a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Colette</a><br /><a href="http://www.thefutureperfect.com/">The Future Perfect</a><br /><a href="http://www.cappellininewyork.com/">Cappellini </a><br /><a href="http://www.troysoho.com/">Troy</a><br /><a href="http://www.propertyfurniture.com/">Property</a><br /><a href="http://www.printedmatter.org/">Printed Matter</a><br /><a href="http://www.twentieth.net/">Twentieth LA </a><br /><a href="http://www.burberry.com/">Burberry</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />the press release:</span><br />D. TOBIAS WONG, 1974-2010<br /><br />D. Tobias Wong, the Canadian-born, New York-based artist and designer, passed away in the early morning of Sunday, May 30, 2010. He was 35. Through his work, Wong helped bring forth much of what is now taken for granted in contemporary culture. Influenced by Dada and, especially, Fluxus, he questioned authorship through appropriation; held a mirror to our desires and absurdities; upended the hierarchy between design and art, and the precious and the banal; and helped redefine collaboration and curation as creative practices. Working within what he termed a "paraconceptual" framework, Wong prompted a reevaluation of everything we thought we knew about design: its production, its psychological resonance, its aesthetic criteria, its means of distribution, its attachment to provenance, its contextualization and its manner of presentation. Wong was a keen observer, an original mind, a brilliant prankster, and an unerring friend.<br /><br />Wong's work was widely exhibited, including at the Museum of Modern Art and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. His many projects included those for Colette, Comme des Garcons, Prada/OMA, Cappellini and Swarovski Crystal Palace. In addition to the objects he created, re-created, repurposed, rarefied and otherwise manipulated, Wong's work included events and happenings that included, among many others, a pop-up tattoo parlor at Art Basel Miami Beach/Design Miami and the Wrong Store, a "store" in New York that was in fact never open. (As with much of Wong's work, both were collaborations.) Wong was named Young Designer of the Year by Wallpaper* magazine (2004) as well as the Brooklyn Museum of Art (2006). In 2008 and 2009, he served as founding co-creative director of 100% Design Shanghai, affiliated with the 100% Design fairs in London and Tokyo.<br /><br />Born and raised in Vancouver, Wong studied in Toronto before moving to New York in 1997 to attend the Cooper Union, from which he graduated with a major in sculpture. He is survived by his mother, stepfather, brother, partner and BFF (Tim Dubitsky).<br /><br />Tobi, you will be missed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-A0-Jk6W4_GOoXoPCE9gkdIFSEEGNZh6OcFuHHJeQiLQziCKW9UFdnqm-9yHy_KIYhG4TndJh_QpZ5MromRxf8gWDSgC4CYIOnSlqnEyoRR9JP5f704AWNqpDHmv2w_SxdZJOVHgB0x4/s1600/full_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478007956337914370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-A0-Jk6W4_GOoXoPCE9gkdIFSEEGNZh6OcFuHHJeQiLQziCKW9UFdnqm-9yHy_KIYhG4TndJh_QpZ5MromRxf8gWDSgC4CYIOnSlqnEyoRR9JP5f704AWNqpDHmv2w_SxdZJOVHgB0x4/s400/full_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 244px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >images courtesy of Tobias Wong and Citizen:Citizen<br /><br /></span>Rest In Peace.

The Work Of Tobias Wong. May He Redesign Heaven.

photo by Nigel Parry Tobias Wong (1974-2010 ) I was shocked to learn that Vancouver born, New York based designer Tobias Wong just passed aw...

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Another Artist With The Same POV: BCXSY's Golden Glory

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDGMlKt-MxBdDpWsIcKyFWCgTpNVij-CqjFhax_WTKYmImuCp8A6efOkerif7RHTHj69u0Ler0TtvdvK4yDnr53PS4rpFuC3Hc_wAJY8lhVZgcOt1AgQ7OJxIBchu1UtiUBKftUNKpoMY/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206743139074008146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDGMlKt-MxBdDpWsIcKyFWCgTpNVij-CqjFhax_WTKYmImuCp8A6efOkerif7RHTHj69u0Ler0TtvdvK4yDnr53PS4rpFuC3Hc_wAJY8lhVZgcOt1AgQ7OJxIBchu1UtiUBKftUNKpoMY/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: detail from BCXSY's Golden Glory project</span></span><br /><br />This is the third post about a group of artists to make a point about mass consumerism by gold-plating mundane objects.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFRlpiMSRGAQK6-0ln_Nd8d8Q8PaZwMqHZghwzL5KpjnCPjQVe1AUSNB9EPRuk_9KoW8E6xJa6f8ZuvS8TG4nX21ZM1lE2f4ieqb_euGv7YyCRcndbrTEGV7AiO7X5v0KAm_9HxSJvZo9/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFRlpiMSRGAQK6-0ln_Nd8d8Q8PaZwMqHZghwzL5KpjnCPjQVe1AUSNB9EPRuk_9KoW8E6xJa6f8ZuvS8TG4nX21ZM1lE2f4ieqb_euGv7YyCRcndbrTEGV7AiO7X5v0KAm_9HxSJvZo9/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206743710304658546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFRlpiMSRGAQK6-0ln_Nd8d8Q8PaZwMqHZghwzL5KpjnCPjQVe1AUSNB9EPRuk_9KoW8E6xJa6f8ZuvS8TG4nX21ZM1lE2f4ieqb_euGv7YyCRcndbrTEGV7AiO7X5v0KAm_9HxSJvZo9/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 698px;" /></a><br /><p style="font-style: italic;">How long is an eternity?<br />How does one quantify the unquantifiable?<br />What is the span of one day compared with endless time and space?</p> <p style="font-style: italic;">BCXSY is pleased to present FOREVER! - a collection of uniquely individual and materially rich products that explores how the function, aesthetics, and emotions of design can help to define the indefinable.</p> <p style="font-style: italic;">In an era of mass production and haste, BCXSY slows down and takes a closer look at what it means to last FOREVER!</p>Above is how artists Cohen and Yamamoto describe their work titled Forever!<br /><br />"Golden Glory" Materials: mass-produced plastic toys and everyday objects - hand gilded with 23.75k gold-leaf, acrylic-glass plate.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4rXtbCxbGpB9nNADrdO6MYUdB4QstbbCEhOiLD1C42lGibeQVd_Pbs0orrVYk6af-WydfjemvbjXIwWf4tK4d6RvKipsP2DFo05UsIM9vU-FQ98ZQccAZLBU7r3hJZaqEoACr0Es2rbY/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206742821246428210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4rXtbCxbGpB9nNADrdO6MYUdB4QstbbCEhOiLD1C42lGibeQVd_Pbs0orrVYk6af-WydfjemvbjXIwWf4tK4d6RvKipsP2DFo05UsIM9vU-FQ98ZQccAZLBU7r3hJZaqEoACr0Es2rbY/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 197px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_IEF496a_Zb6Ik18dc-TZUvK7oq8SdQ9YldyyTASj7q9_FgKsT1CQLNGECTZkXhD6_KoPUJuxGlXuVBdSlVD0Ca0R5HRB3G8zNduXalrtwj9_NNS09GxEz5cugDLp6vtrkv2kpGukc-U/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206751673174025362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_IEF496a_Zb6Ik18dc-TZUvK7oq8SdQ9YldyyTASj7q9_FgKsT1CQLNGECTZkXhD6_KoPUJuxGlXuVBdSlVD0Ca0R5HRB3G8zNduXalrtwj9_NNS09GxEz5cugDLp6vtrkv2kpGukc-U/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 591px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V_nnrqIq_yYotfsKSwJpefN14Ol7qZlxt40kffEXyNP3t-0uFroMmBaIo6a3KiSvUrejduftVWNFphBT91DB_whmLaHi6UuIJRuZseVThh1FbNUgVAm955o5l-vedybXPOj76k9Vp1I5/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206743280807928930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V_nnrqIq_yYotfsKSwJpefN14Ol7qZlxt40kffEXyNP3t-0uFroMmBaIo6a3KiSvUrejduftVWNFphBT91DB_whmLaHi6UuIJRuZseVThh1FbNUgVAm955o5l-vedybXPOj76k9Vp1I5/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 668px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDGMlKt-MxBdDpWsIcKyFWCgTpNVij-CqjFhax_WTKYmImuCp8A6efOkerif7RHTHj69u0Ler0TtvdvK4yDnr53PS4rpFuC3Hc_wAJY8lhVZgcOt1AgQ7OJxIBchu1UtiUBKftUNKpoMY/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206743139074008146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDGMlKt-MxBdDpWsIcKyFWCgTpNVij-CqjFhax_WTKYmImuCp8A6efOkerif7RHTHj69u0Ler0TtvdvK4yDnr53PS4rpFuC3Hc_wAJY8lhVZgcOt1AgQ7OJxIBchu1UtiUBKftUNKpoMY/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU2FtaS23TbbAO7ro02u_CKTxMEz606XltuGPxxygTif0kPD4b1gBd4unY6eiQ8GLxgReXbm8vPonrrvpXzs7LYl23teRl_tTXKL3tIuiRqeEBrS2l4rPfdT9pUr_Iv7vpg2fAeao5a_K/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206743023109891138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU2FtaS23TbbAO7ro02u_CKTxMEz606XltuGPxxygTif0kPD4b1gBd4unY6eiQ8GLxgReXbm8vPonrrvpXzs7LYl23teRl_tTXKL3tIuiRqeEBrS2l4rPfdT9pUr_Iv7vpg2fAeao5a_K/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzO_uhicO1rXApur3CqiUpE6xekDbubaDNkxFbl1Ch5lSV2z6VFVje3PyLg2o8ZUGhXdS9x8KA1tV0-U-S5_P3sVX3HTW60xNhfPnGAfGnpprYjd50GSmE-hDzW7vFNscwceRdt69xwyj/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206742615087997986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzO_uhicO1rXApur3CqiUpE6xekDbubaDNkxFbl1Ch5lSV2z6VFVje3PyLg2o8ZUGhXdS9x8KA1tV0-U-S5_P3sVX3HTW60xNhfPnGAfGnpprYjd50GSmE-hDzW7vFNscwceRdt69xwyj/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 738px;" /></a><br /><br />As described by the artists:<br /><blockquote>"The exclusive one-offs that comprise GOLDEN GLORY explore the necessity of cherishing meaningful objects. Through the laborious art of hand-gilding, common plastic novelties and generic trinkets transcend the realm of the mass produced and meaningless and become truly remarkable modern day keepsakes."</blockquote>Consisting of several subsets, Golden Glory is only a small part of the Forever! project. But it's the part that echoes other art works and limited produced pieces, specifically those of Tobias Wong and Big Game.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129525902328181154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 670px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Tobias Wong's gold McDonald's coffee stirrer from his "Indulgences" collection.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvT_FCLtf-cuOvrEuUtpmBVQluLKT5w0vDotguUh66zHmn7IYePeN8VOvPOddIHOobJtrdiNI0jCJXh7z879ifEde-SsC3F3SWJwSUdiJaQEv68B5ayVQJ9O0SoiBsZKm76oTTLkeZWF9/s1600-h/bicpen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382428691593154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvT_FCLtf-cuOvrEuUtpmBVQluLKT5w0vDotguUh66zHmn7IYePeN8VOvPOddIHOobJtrdiNI0jCJXh7z879ifEde-SsC3F3SWJwSUdiJaQEv68B5ayVQJ9O0SoiBsZKm76oTTLkeZWF9/s400/bicpen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 708px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Big Game's New Rich Gold Bic Pen Cap</span><br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm not pointing this out to imply that their work is not entirely original or worth exploring, on the contrary. I just think it's interesting how many artists have gilded mundane and mass produced objects as either a way to mock or reflect society or- as in this case- to illustrate the transformation of a common object to a treasured one. When considered, what makes an item 'treasured' has really been defined by that which society considers valuable, in this case the luxe of gold. Hence, the artists are all basically saying the same thing.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br />Tobias Wong's Little Indulgences and Big Game's New Rich projects both gilded mass produced items. <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-rich-indulgences-two-different.html">Read and see all about them here.</a><br /><br /><br />about BCXSY<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhkberk9U3YDIPhU_KgcB82a47NFyv1fxI8sdfpCMCVrrJdFqJH4PwVq2BQe2ZqbbtgriMrcxpfHWPv8yNcxIoaFEn61MYiqaijnWB6P9AfLDhYKP8GDuSEkyWTYhl4zm4BR-BeeU_Ufm/s1600-h/bcxsy_portrait.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206745737529222274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhkberk9U3YDIPhU_KgcB82a47NFyv1fxI8sdfpCMCVrrJdFqJH4PwVq2BQe2ZqbbtgriMrcxpfHWPv8yNcxIoaFEn61MYiqaijnWB6P9AfLDhYKP8GDuSEkyWTYhl4zm4BR-BeeU_Ufm/s400/bcxsy_portrait.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 208px;" /></a><br />(photograph: Sheri Avraham)<br /><br /><strong>BCXSY</strong> is a cooperative between designers <a href="http://www.boazcohen.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.boazcohen.com');" target="_blank">Boaz Cohen</a> and <a href="http://www.sayakayamamoto.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.sayakayamamoto.com');" target="_blank">Sayaka Yamamoto</a>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>BCXSY has several other wonderful projects and pieces worth seeing, be sure to check them out <a href="http://www.bcxsy.com/">here.</a><br><br>

Another Artist With The Same POV: BCXSY's Golden Glory

above: detail from BCXSY's Golden Glory project This is the third post about a group of artists to make a point about mass consumerism b...

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"New Rich" & "Indulgences" : Two Different Collections, One Message

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Two Different Groups of Artists Mock Consumers' Obsession With Luxury</span><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />A collection by <a href="http://www.big-game.ch/">Big-game</a> for +41<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1Cg2xx3jMimPXqceK_JmiCtz_DjW7QgPojVo3U2RQFdp8G4CtjlLdEY00cle_fPfziwsJdYqNZd8gx56whzFKtjAZLUQIaQ6Abugv5tjtZr3tSU7QgzB6rGUO7m6xlGkPVu-UyM0UMXo/s1600-h/biggame.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115385100161251330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1Cg2xx3jMimPXqceK_JmiCtz_DjW7QgPojVo3U2RQFdp8G4CtjlLdEY00cle_fPfziwsJdYqNZd8gx56whzFKtjAZLUQIaQ6Abugv5tjtZr3tSU7QgzB6rGUO7m6xlGkPVu-UyM0UMXo/s400/biggame.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 392px;" /></a><br />Above; Elric Petit, Augustin Scott de Martinville and Grégoire Jeanmonod met at ECAL, in Lausanne. Respectively Belgian, French and Swiss, they developed a common approach and soon they formed a close team and in 2004, Big Game was born.<br /><br />After the success of their first collection “HERITAGE IN PROGRESS” in 2005, Big-game came back with a new collection presented at the Köln imm fair in 2006.<br /><br />Once again, the members of Big-game surprise us by creating a series of jewels for +41, a young Swiss fashion brand with a stellar reputation amongst the connoisseurs.<br /><br />In their latest collection, Big-game questions the meaning of accessories and offers new alternatives to jewelry. This series of objects entitled “NEW RICH” results from the confrontation between mass products and luxury.<br /><br />NEW RICH (as described by the artists)- Mass products meet luxury<br /><br />When gold replaces plastic, democratic and functional objects become exclusive in a subtle way.<br />“We’ve picked standard, universal products, and replaced a part of each object by an equivalent in gold”, explains Elric Petit. “We love the shrewd blend between the down-to-earth functionalism of mass-products and the ultimate precious material: gold”<br /><br />The scenography of Big-game’s exhibition in Köln reflects this ambiguity as it is inspired by black-market peddlers. The black suitcase that serves as a display stand for the objects is regularly carried around the fair grounds to meet visitors.<br /><br />“Why buy a luxury lighter when you can have a deluxe BIC lighter?” asks Grégoire Jeanmonod. "Pimp your Bic pen, Apple headphones, Bic lighter, Swatch watch, brummagem jewellery and drawing pins with the “New Rich” collection!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SFGaTKN_2isT3MevcUgwAJ9fAauRJjtro3NUFcGB9MBBcKn4-aXdVzdaVb1pSo0THfOPG5EJYypUL4mj5qFRn_h8owX9Vhidh-QcNKIEqNq_W76zpK3nvjGtl_ergoSNaH27K9V2JtSv/s1600-h/swatch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115383021397080050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SFGaTKN_2isT3MevcUgwAJ9fAauRJjtro3NUFcGB9MBBcKn4-aXdVzdaVb1pSo0THfOPG5EJYypUL4mj5qFRn_h8owX9Vhidh-QcNKIEqNq_W76zpK3nvjGtl_ergoSNaH27K9V2JtSv/s400/swatch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 704px;" /></a><br /><br />The Swatch has democratized watches as it offered a reliable and affordable alternative to luxurious timepieces. Here, Big-game substitutes a simple loop on the wristband by a golden version, making the object exclusive.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvT_FCLtf-cuOvrEuUtpmBVQluLKT5w0vDotguUh66zHmn7IYePeN8VOvPOddIHOobJtrdiNI0jCJXh7z879ifEde-SsC3F3SWJwSUdiJaQEv68B5ayVQJ9O0SoiBsZKm76oTTLkeZWF9/s1600-h/bicpen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382428691593154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvT_FCLtf-cuOvrEuUtpmBVQluLKT5w0vDotguUh66zHmn7IYePeN8VOvPOddIHOobJtrdiNI0jCJXh7z879ifEde-SsC3F3SWJwSUdiJaQEv68B5ayVQJ9O0SoiBsZKm76oTTLkeZWF9/s400/bicpen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 695px;" /></a><br /><br />The BIC ball-point pen is an icon of democratic design. “We love the cap” explains Augustin Scott de Martinville, “it’s such a strong recognition factor”. Big-game’s version of the pen has a golden cap and – as it emerges from the pocket of its owner – becomes a jewel mocking luxury pen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4yTxnWkTKObZbbyFclihHLNFtRHF-nGr7RaQDZYBZJv7gU8JaiK_3IlzgiBQnN0JdBZUqqO6_vLH2cseb7WvmNAxB23ZMY46T5LZSkteepbP6aKl7GWfjkaO9_5Wj3GgilTexzOYzUz9/s1600-h/appleheadphones.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382299842574258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4yTxnWkTKObZbbyFclihHLNFtRHF-nGr7RaQDZYBZJv7gU8JaiK_3IlzgiBQnN0JdBZUqqO6_vLH2cseb7WvmNAxB23ZMY46T5LZSkteepbP6aKl7GWfjkaO9_5Wj3GgilTexzOYzUz9/s400/appleheadphones.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 708px;" /></a><br /><br />Over the last few years, the white Apple headphones have become an archetype. Here, Big-game replaces the plastic component holding together the two earphones by a golden one. This part thus becomes a pendant.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLTwsLVfJDM_y2kciBoKj0rhflxtVcN8BMVKU6o0dwOBoFvg_zOxeVPXVFqzdRGKBm1CqS5rMF2eEyJVaSGkkVu3UQtuTcVDqtZsT88WW5dMX5_myc15250-UQqtkaOHTjC_v6QQ8v_b9/s1600-h/pricetag.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382759404074978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLTwsLVfJDM_y2kciBoKj0rhflxtVcN8BMVKU6o0dwOBoFvg_zOxeVPXVFqzdRGKBm1CqS5rMF2eEyJVaSGkkVu3UQtuTcVDqtZsT88WW5dMX5_myc15250-UQqtkaOHTjC_v6QQ8v_b9/s400/pricetag.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 713px;" /></a><br /><br />A plastic piece of jewellery can have some true qualities but will always suffer from a mediocre image. With the golden price tag, it suddenly becomes a truly valuable object!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-2XabtrsHBpqkFsh1yX7DfjA1N5J66PUF4z2xr0grgozRRl90Gdw0euGjXl6Zv9OQJZ5BIjzVwZp2qNFZTvw5msjSByh_APWBUC62rj-XryH_e2fWhFtXHLLbBOldHczKHGRIWVn6FRW/s1600-h/lighter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382600490285010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-2XabtrsHBpqkFsh1yX7DfjA1N5J66PUF4z2xr0grgozRRl90Gdw0euGjXl6Zv9OQJZ5BIjzVwZp2qNFZTvw5msjSByh_APWBUC62rj-XryH_e2fWhFtXHLLbBOldHczKHGRIWVn6FRW/s400/lighter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 710px;" /></a><br /><br />Playing with the tradition of lighters being luxury objects, Big-game exchanges the BIC lighter’s plastic push-button with a golden one. This well thought mass-product becomes exclusive while staying functional.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIDOS88dMUih26YIzb33QaKhA_b3l68CYI1Mta8B6VxvEYd_EQyq-fkGA5tab6DPeA7h-km9vv8y85412TG3_S138kZSnHgehFuBaQ62BpcdXrlurKMtOKoZmzgeK-CO6a0VNKhotYc1N/s1600-h/pushpin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115382145223751586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIDOS88dMUih26YIzb33QaKhA_b3l68CYI1Mta8B6VxvEYd_EQyq-fkGA5tab6DPeA7h-km9vv8y85412TG3_S138kZSnHgehFuBaQ62BpcdXrlurKMtOKoZmzgeK-CO6a0VNKhotYc1N/s400/pushpin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 707px;" /></a><br /><br />Using push pins is the simplest way to fix something on the wall. Why choose a complicated solution in the name of luxury? A golden push pin will do!<br /><br />contact@big-game.ch<br /><br />Switzerland:<br />Big-game<br />11, Rue du Nord<br />CH-1004 Lausanne<br />Suisse<br />+41 76 492 89 27<br /><br />Belgium:<br />Big-game<br />1, Rue d’Andenne<br />B-1060 Bruxelles<br />Belgique<br />+32 478 37 82 09<br /><br /><br />Now, Big Game is not the only creative minds to marry luxury with mass marketing. When it comes to creating products that mock consumerism and society's obsession with wealth and luxury it's hard to top Tobias Wong and Ken Courtney (aka Ju$t Another Rich Kid).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s1600-h/indulgences.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129523299577999762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHIjO3gtLduGWG_kyYpxfxjKTTQzl99RjmZJJINDmMwKpXTOTElSPwZ8eMFLCnJJNWiQAQ1_xnLmLBvGk-xVDggoG9r2oq-iRgeMIqa9d_RrT_TvxCC8SbdlTZ1ZBLwP1PJl0tprJjSL/s400/indulgences.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 656px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.brokenoff.com/tobias.html">Tobias Wong</a> and <a href="http://www.justanotherrichkid.com/">Ju$t another Rich Kid</a> had created similar items based on a similar philosophy.<br />They call their collection "Indulgences"<br /><br />Tobias Wong with fellow designer Ken Courtney, of Ju$t Another Rich Kid fame, also combined well-recognized symbols of mass consumption with qualities associated with wealth, luxury, and excess.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129525902328181154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZMGIKQ4O0dO327qFwae4REranjRa_Sia3HL0tB9e-9HbqW8LnS-3tF5bvqVOIYQSZr1kPfS-Iqw5tPxMeKNnbMowHqBA9ZqOIuIWH171d011zZH5fgaxg4Bvyq6oiedfgl553Sqx6Nq4/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 354px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129534865924927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCA3FgiyRO2K0XtYZ9uLeAu91DcfkCKXYXOws4U5hfoXLODYBk4JaggS5ZOl96I8zYo-2d8g3OlDrwrv2HWi5j2YTKVJv040MBciNKchSgbPE-oWmGfLTgG0m8G7kzaBbTT2TDo8kSxu9/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />The duo took McDonald's classic coffee stirrer as well as the Playboy Bunny Swizzle Stick, both of the '70s — and notoriously used as drug paraphernalia — and cast them in gold, drawing attention befitting to their lesser known use.<br /><br />Below are their Coke Spoon 1 and Coke Spoon 03, gold examples of everyday items also recognized as drug paraphenalia.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129527654674837938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVsSEtXT9LhAUnj5lWzmMhwKOTH39md0XbRZcs4STdE6LyXmKVnPdl_OgdppOG7uSNI-KR9VneLPitInjbMFyP4tM9F56WwNuEdFc9codPEEliCHjCqz67Ns9ui2-1M-qUt0PcpnK6N7Z/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 203px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTVf6kOIINkdm4LSSDVLlG-zf90MGQoXQt9qgP6pELrGzaMT3LqLHbWU95mx1KYMZPXb2N0s_1C1meccHpr5Vl-aBgJf7SzPwGSc66iB8McRWsn5mS585msroAFWDz2pctA8oRyIEorr3/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129530235950182850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTVf6kOIINkdm4LSSDVLlG-zf90MGQoXQt9qgP6pELrGzaMT3LqLHbWU95mx1KYMZPXb2N0s_1C1meccHpr5Vl-aBgJf7SzPwGSc66iB8McRWsn5mS585msroAFWDz2pctA8oRyIEorr3/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 205px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Other products include a Murdered Skull Pendant with diamond teeth, and capsules of gold flakes that when ingested turn excrement into gold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6pZ6AhGBQaZcKACNyb_nZcCX6KYvftzxxt_RHCwbKviGfQSOGEdlyEEApaCEr1rR-Sg_JnUm_sybu4cx5-VwY4MthVKPQbXU-yIVnbCrnL5g2zyEwEFQVpQcIV_R_C7iocCHimwMH2lQ/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129532465038209506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6pZ6AhGBQaZcKACNyb_nZcCX6KYvftzxxt_RHCwbKviGfQSOGEdlyEEApaCEr1rR-Sg_JnUm_sybu4cx5-VwY4MthVKPQbXU-yIVnbCrnL5g2zyEwEFQVpQcIV_R_C7iocCHimwMH2lQ/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 498px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQBROSVhbtF3bJLDs11ngWeEDS1F-hOIw__GzYRS1QD0LnoHc54DULkHvXYN5JpEhUZ1bhib7A6qy7zqJeTA1oWsAxKwP_unXkMsmeahXyux3XNyy5KO4F1qFGA1qXnHI5WfDa7A3676N/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129531584569913810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQBROSVhbtF3bJLDs11ngWeEDS1F-hOIw__GzYRS1QD0LnoHc54DULkHvXYN5JpEhUZ1bhib7A6qy7zqJeTA1oWsAxKwP_unXkMsmeahXyux3XNyy5KO4F1qFGA1qXnHI5WfDa7A3676N/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><br />Tobias Wong and Ju$t Another Rich Kid's products (coke spoon, swizzle sticks, murdered skull pendant and pills) are actually available for purchase at the following places, just click on the name to go:<br /><a href="http://www.mattermatters.com/"><br />Matter NY</a><br /><a href="http://www.mossonline.com/">Moss </a><br /><a href="http://www.citizen-citizen.com/">Citizen:Citizen</a><br /><br />Despite mocking the consumer, there's irony in the fact that people shell out a couple hundred bucks for these pieces of 'art', further illustrating the philosophy behind them.

"New Rich" & "Indulgences" : Two Different Collections, One Message

Two Different Groups of Artists Mock Consumers' Obsession With Luxury ------------------------------------------------------------------...

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