front have sent us information on their 'changing vase' on show
as part of the exhibition 'chocolate' curated by naoto fukasawa
at 21_21 design sight , tokyo. the show opens today and will run
until july 29th, 2007.



'front were inspired by figuratively shaped chocolate wrapped in
metal foil. the printed wrapping makes the chocolate into a decorative
object and a toy. as a kid you were torn between wanting to tear
offthe wrapping to eat the chocolate or keeping it. we have made
a series of vases in one: a changing vase. a chocolate brown glass
vase is coveredin five layers of foil. when you tear one layer off a new
one will appear and change the expression of the vase.'
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