consumers, rest your pretty lil' head...

upon being bored last night, and not wanting to rest my eyes so early, i opted for a lil design history refreshner. i grabbed a book of interest, one on furniture design, and jumped on the bed. what was unexpected about my excitement was the foreign words laid out on each page. i assumed there would be translation on the next page, or in the latter half of the book, but with the beautiful images and minimal english titles, who needs to read more? the "fantastically awesome" photographs of furniture and advertisements and preliminary sketches were more than enough to keep you turning pages. i became immediately engaged by german designer, stiletto. his avant-garde pieces were more expressive and communicative than functional. with his consumer's rest series the message was simple:  "we as consumers have become products, sitting in comfort in our own wagon".

the design was rather genius and i can see it lent some inspiration to the commes de garcon store designer for the their l.a pop up shop...



owning one of stiletto's pieces is almost impossible. his work is some of the most sough after in the german artsosphere. the collectors pass each piece around for insane amounts of dough, but if you are interested in owning a little piece of stiletto and can settle for a miniature replica, for a small fortune, click  here...