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Design Glut: Candlestrip
ICFF 2009

051809-candle.jpgicff-2009.jpgAmidst the more serious offerings at ICFF are always a few that we love for their tongue-in-cheek sense of humour. This candlestrip from Design Glut is one of them. Responding to a challenge by curators Dan Rubenstein and Jen Renzi to design a product for the ICFF offsite show, InDisposed, that spoke to the tension of contemporary design -- environmentalism vs. durability -- this is the response...

 
 

Candles shaped like electric cords and plugs appear to suck electricity from the base, powering the flames. For more information, click here

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Clever!

posted by quiltmaster on May 18th 2009 at 2:53pm
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I love these!

posted by baileyb on May 18th 2009 at 2:56pm
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The idea is really fun and all but, if these are really commercialized...at one moment the line will be discontinued, which means ending up with a totally useless candle holder. That's what bugs me with this kind of design, its not all that environmental in that it's necesarily dated and limited in time. Unless you never use the candles but thats's not the point...

posted by Daniel Poitiers on May 18th 2009 at 6:08pm
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