
From the Coroflot portfolio of : Tamsin van Essen (Prague, Czech Republic)
Featured Project : Medical Heirlooms
Tamsin van Essen has drawn the line between communication and industrial design, allowing her objects to function as well as educate. In her words:
"Exploring contemporary attitudes to disease and obsessions with perfection, Medical Heirlooms is a collection of ceramic apothecary jars that appear to have been affected by various hereditary diseases -- osteoporosis, psoriasis, acne, cancer, syphilis. As heirlooms, the jars can be passed down through the generations of a family in the same way as the medical conditions: a legacy of ill health."
Also check out her Contamination project we saw at the London Design Festival last week.
More images after the jump!

- Osteoporosis

- Cancer

- Psoriasis
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
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