didier faustino: doppelgänger
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didier faustino: doppelgänger


'doppelgänger' by didier faustino for designer's days 2011
all images courtesy of didier faustino and galerie michel rein


franco-portuguese conceptualist didier faustino has created the new work 'doppelgänger' for designer's days 2011 in paris.
designed for two people, this white mask fuses conjoined parts to create a sort of prosthesis for a mirror kiss.
the object pivots the heads of those who put it on, seeming to maintain a hygienist's distance and yet revealing a link:
mouths meet through a hole in the middle, enabling users to make contact with their alter egos.
 
'doppelgänger' is featured in the windows of the lafayette maison in paris until june 20, 2011.





joyce db
06.17.11  
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Umm, why?
Ralph   06.17.11
this is ridiculous..
sara scharaf   06.17.11
this guy have too much time.... pls do something constructive...
Kiss   06.17.11
that is some useless thing, u cant call it design
mooishek   06.17.11
sad...
...ski   06.17.11
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signature   06.17.11
lol. i just can''t believe someone created this...... lol......lol........lol
Priscilla Costa   06.17.11
why would you not want to get close to someone you're smooching?
betch   06.17.11
So much closedmindedness... it's a conceptual experiment people, give it a break.
ollin   06.17.11
é pequena que as pessoas tenham de misturar arquitectura / design com opções sexuais para se afirmarem
não, não é este o caminho
dr Costa Macedo   06.17.11
I apologise for my ignorance... but there are things in this site that I really can't understand...
Ricardo   06.18.11
faustino is ready for mental institution!
freaky   06.18.11
what is the point - I hope you are reading this and realising that you are wasting your time designing such rubbish - it says nothing new or insightful and has no use - this is design wank
Phil_the_first   06.18.11
this device is created for weed smokers........
MK   06.18.11
this is not design but art, try to understand the story guys :)
misch   06.18.11
conceptual work without any discernable idea behind it
now thats lazy AND pretentious
chrisk   06.18.11
why is there only a like button?
tk   06.18.11
it functions as piece for provoking dialog...it seems as a sarcastic comment upon the over civilized society and their relational mind set...it's like an exageration of a pos-caos reality....
warren   06.19.11
Excuse me but in the post chaos civilized society where I live in, we still kiss...
Ricardo   06.19.11
Are any of you aware that the success of this piece is being reflected in the debate/dialogue that it is creating?
jjmm   06.20.11
believe me this is not success - it is not succesful to waste material nor time - especially other peoples time - the comments reflect the stench of failure - if you think narrow minded internet chitter chatter is a success then you are not correct
Phil_the_first   06.20.11
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