10 Design Objects for Creative Fun: From Flying Cameras to Portable Benches
Artribune presents a curated selection of ten design objects that blend creativity and playfulness. The list includes Pixy, a 100-gram photo-drone by Snap (owner of Snapchat) that can be activated with a button, set in four modes, and recalled with an open palm; images are imported to Snapchat for editing and sharing. Priced at $230, it is available in limited units in the US and France. Other items include the "Metodo Abramović" card set by Marina Abramović, a smoke-colored Battersea Power Station ashtray by French designers ATYPYK, a wooden vlogger kit by Australian chain Kmart ($7), the Wheelbench portable wooden bench by Weltevree (€695), a Yoshimoto Nara lamp from his 2017 exhibition "For Better or Worse" (€1,979), Simone Giertz's Screwdriver Ring ($85), Uto Balmoral's Wonder lamp for Seletti featuring Michelangelo's David head with a pink bubble-gum glass globe (€272), Fred&Friends' Subversive Sponges ($14.50), and Piera Bochner's handcrafted candles inspired by Romanesco broccoli ($69). The article is written by Valentina Tanni and published in Artribune Magazine #67.
Key facts
- Pixy is a photo-drone by Snap weighing 100 grams, priced at $230.
- Pixy is available only in limited units in the US and France.
- Marina Abramović's Method card set is based on her performative exercises.
- ATYPYK created a Battersea Power Station ashtray.
- Kmart's vlogger kit is made of wood and costs $7.
- Wheelbench is a portable wooden bench by Weltevree for €695.
- Yoshimoto Nara's lamp debuted in his 2017 exhibition 'For Better or Worse'.
- Simone Giertz's Screwdriver Ring costs $85.
- Uto Balmoral's Wonder lamp for Seletti features David's head and a pink glass globe.
- Fred&Friends' Subversive Sponges cost $14.50.
- Piera Bochner's candles are inspired by Romanesco broccoli and cost $69.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Yoshimoto Nara
- Simone Giertz
- Uto Balmoral
- Piera Bochner
- Valentina Tanni
Institutions
- Snap
- Snapchat
- ATYPYK
- Kmart
- Weltevree
- Seletti
- Fred&Friends
- Artribune
- Artribune Magazine
- Pixy
- Spectacles
- Ray-Ban
- Toyota
- Moma Store
- Yetch Store
- Zoe Schlacter
Locations
- United States
- France
- Londra
- Regno Unito
- Tamigi
- Australia
- Toyota
- Giappone
- Svezia
- Brooklyn
- New York
- Stati Uniti