“Two rose covered bears represent loss and grief and survival.”
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Janice Wright Cheney
Widow (detail) (2012)
Last week I talked about Purisme, a german company whose carbon bags are a must-have for carbon fiber fans like me, and I promised to talk also about one of their limited edition products.. You know, I don’t support smoking, but I definitely support anything that spells design and luxury, so here it is: the carbon fiber pipe! Pipe smoking has always been associated to distinguished people (or alternative teachers like my philosophy teacher in high school, but that’s another story), so Purisme decided to dedicate an object to cater them. The body is made of straight bruyere wood, aluminium and carbon, and its main feature is the unusual design that allows it to stand upright in perfect balance. It’s a bit expensive, because it costs almost 2000 €, but every creepy philosophy teacher will envy you!
Sabi van Hemert is a Dutch artist who creates sculptures that are a fusion between child and animal. Her sculptures have a quality of alternately denying and confirming what you think you see in them and what feeling they give you. Because it is not immediately clear what you are seeing, the relation between viewer and sculpture is more complex.
