recently a designboom reader sent us a submission for the seeing double page, tea lights by ana maria coates and louisa vilde. initially it was thought that one pre-dated the other. however both designers have been in contact with designboom to let us know that each of their designs was in fact concieved around the same time in 2003, on different sides of the world.

the tea light by ana maria coates ‘was first exhibited in 2003 and first published in june / july 2004’.

whilst

louisa vilde ‘designed the product in 2003 and first exhibited it in melbourne at platform gallery in february 2004’.