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text mavis ang

Draw
the Line

Michael Anastassiades
drew inspiration for the
String lights from taking
the train and watching
the cables that connect
the pylons divide the
landscape outside.

Bold black lines are used to maximum

effect in these deceptive designs.

Made of steel and

weighted towards the
wall, this freestanding
mirror by +tongtong is
part of the playful and
geometric Les Ailes
Noires collection.

Turn a two-dimensional
cubiod into a functional
three-dimensional object
in one swift motion with
the collapsible Tilt rack.

Derived from one of the most fundamental

building blocks of art the line drawing
these amusing pieces tread a fine line (quite
literally) between different dimensions, often
causing one to do a double take. Based on
two-dimensional line drawings to create
three-dimensional shapes, the Les Ailes
Noires collection of shelves, racks and a
mirror by Canadian studio +tongtong lures
people in for a closer inspection by tricking
their perceptions of space and volume.
Drawing along the same lines but with
an added edge is the Tilt rack by German
designer Tina Schmid. It may look like a
simple sketch of a cubiod on the wall, but this
deceptive piece can in fact unfold outwards
to morph into a clothes rail with the help of
rotatable joints, which can be locked into
position. This collapsible design won Tina the
second prize of the D3 Contest for young
designers at the IMM Cologne furniture show
earlier this year.

Inspired by the outline

of empty bottles, these
Bottle candle holders
by Dutch designer Peter
van de Water create an
illusion of volume.

A similar optical illusion is applied to

the POV (point of view) and Bottle candle
holders designed by Swedens Note Design
Studio and Dutch designer Peter van de
Water respectively. When viewed face
on, these holders appear like flat graphic
outlines. Its only when theyre seen at
another angle that the playful objects unveil
themselves to be three-dimensional.
This simple yet dramatic idea is
interpreted on a larger scale by Londonbased designer Michael Anastassiades. By
rethinking the role of the often-overlooked
electric cables of pendant lamps, Michaels
series of String lights for Flos uses these
cords to outline volumes and geometric
shapes that are suspended in mid-air just
like line drawings.

Aptly named POV

(point of view), these
candle holders will
change your perception
of them when viewed
at different angles.