We envy talented artists who can create beautiful compositions of fruits for paintings and artwork. Thankfully, a clever designer by the name of Thorsten Van Elten has created a still life that even the non-artist can create! More after the jump…
Look: Still Life Centerpiece!
Austin
Such a simple yet effective idea: Van Elten’s Still Life Bowl comes with a bowl and a frame that can be oriented both portrait and landscape. You can have a piece of art that changes daily! Available for preorder now for $100.
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how creative! not sure about that price though...
view misslyss's profile
100 bucks??? time for a DIY
view cscamp20's profile
That's a tad precious, Thorsten.
view shirley-temple-of-doom's profile
this is great...I would not pay $100, but very clever
view hanako66's profile
Nice idea. Though I'd want to restrict the placement of this to a spot where the viewer gets the proper perspective through the frame.
view lightspeed's profile
I guess y'all think "clever" comes free... and that DIY is the new euphemism for "steal someone's idea." ;)
view patrick (the other one)'s profile
Oh so DIY-able...
...but definitely the answer to a question nobody asked.
view bepsf's profile
I know I saw that in a Martha Stewart decorating magazine years ago. You just take an empty frame and put some brackets on the back so it will stand up like that, and put your bowl of fruit behind it.
view ohjodi's profile
Well, so much for laying a guilt trip on DIY'ers then.
In design, as in music, art, film and fashion, everyone rips off everyone else to some degree. When it's relatively benign, we call it "homage" or "influence", but it is what it is.
Kudos to the DIY'ers, their motivation is pragmatic, not commercial, and they have no pretensions about it.
view lightspeed's profile
All for DIY... WHEN the idea is YOURS (or even yours-ish).
I just get a little tired of all the "I could make that"s only AFTER someone elses' product or idea is showcased here.
And how can you say they have no pretentions when in some instances they are knocking something off they find to be pretentious just because of the price?? :)
view patrick (the other one)'s profile
I don't get this.
Maybe if you could use the frame to carry the bowl or something. Eh, maybe not.
view charlenemcbride's profile
For a hundred bucks, I expect a rather nicer frame. It's not a centerpiece, though, unless you only sit across from the bowl. But why not for a tablescape, filled with all those little bits and pieces that have no real function but you love anyway?
view Palmetto's profile