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501 design studio: rainbow ruler


'rainbow ruler' (detail)
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the 'rainbow ruler' by japanese design studio 501 designstudio (duo souichi takenaka and hiroi igarashi)
consists of a repeating pattern of seven-colored acrylic resins that represent the colors of the rainbow.
seen from above with an angle of cz. 90 degrees, each color is accurately measured as 1 cm,
replacing numbers with color. a good alternative for those who are visual learners,
and not so numerically inclined



rainbow ruler by 501 designstudio
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hiroi igarashi of 501 designstudio
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the rainbow ruler was exhibited during designtide tokyo 2010.

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