A sculpture which crashes two cars into one another over the space of 6 days. here
buy one from here they’re ace
This is a lovely take on two pet TV hates of mine – the redundant space you get when changing the aspect ratio of your TV, and the fact that they are all incredibly ugly. The 16943 embraces its picture as the core of its aesthetic (taking the word “picture” literally, displaying it as if it were a piece of art on a clear plinth), and the story of the product is completed only when switched on, contrary to the philosopies of many mass-market manufacturers. Its a refreshing take on the Brionvega Cuboglass which only showed its identity as a TV when turned on, otherwise it was just an aesthetically pleasing glossy cube. But that was designed 40 years ago – so how come its taken until now to rekindle this way of thinking without the need for one of was this the best we could do?
I’m a total sucker for found, aging type… and this guy has made a whole site about it… some amazing stuff on there!
A Google Maps branded car drove past me in St Johns Wood during the summer – I’ve been waiting since then for Street View to go live and see if I made it on… I did!
