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Saturday, September 10, 2005
Is That a Ring on Your Finger or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?
Next month New York’s MoMA will host an exhibition called “SAFE: Design Takes On Risk” (October 16, 2005 to January 2, 2006). According the MoMA website, it will feature over 300 products and prototypes designed around themes of stress, danger, emergencies and safety.
Some items are clearly artistic in nature, such as the Kevlar rose pin and the killer engagement ring with the sharp point of the diamond facing outward (“also perfect for tagging any surface” according to the artist’s website), both by New York designer Tobias Wong.
Others are more serious, like RedStart Design’s Subtle Safety Ring, a stackable ring that can be opened up and worn over three fingers like brass knuckles.
One item that didn’t make it into the exhibit (as far as we know), is the Pepper Spray Ring available from a variety of retailers. It’s designed to be worn on the index finger, so that the thumb can press a button to deploy the spray.
We can think of a certain character in one of our books who would be very interested in this exhibit!
--Kelly and Melanie
Some items are clearly artistic in nature, such as the Kevlar rose pin and the killer engagement ring with the sharp point of the diamond facing outward (“also perfect for tagging any surface” according to the artist’s website), both by New York designer Tobias Wong.
Others are more serious, like RedStart Design’s Subtle Safety Ring, a stackable ring that can be opened up and worn over three fingers like brass knuckles.
One item that didn’t make it into the exhibit (as far as we know), is the Pepper Spray Ring available from a variety of retailers. It’s designed to be worn on the index finger, so that the thumb can press a button to deploy the spray.
We can think of a certain character in one of our books who would be very interested in this exhibit!
--Kelly and Melanie
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