I’m wondering if there’s a self-fulfilling prophesy around this subject. Maybe critical thinking around design isn’t taught widely enough, perhaps writers are scared to have too strong an opinion or fear it might put readers off, and maybe there’s a lack of print outlets? It’s something that Swedish writer and curator Frida Jeppson has been grappling with and she has just edited an excellent book on the subject called In case of Design – inject critical thinking. Definitely worth a read.
It was whilst scanning her blog that I found the work of Swedish artist Elisabeth Möllersten who recently graduated from Konstfack University College of Arts Crafts and Design in Stockholm
Her piece ‘Vanitas ‘caught my eye. The silver, porcelain version is elegant and the melting chocolate one seems even more gothic and acts as a critique materialism and over-consumption.
It’s best appreciated as a film:
VANITAS Elisabeth Möllersten 2010
