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3 D Image, Arts, Cactus, Cerruti Baleri, Design Award, Footstool, Furniture Design, Koi, Maurizio Galante, Photographic Image, Photography, Shopping, Skull, Tal Lancman, Tattoo, Wallpaper Magazine
Yes, you can sit on it… I love the humour in these clever designs by the very talented duo, Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman for Cerruti Baleri. I’m particularly enamoured of the Cactus – the combination of the prickly image surrounding the soft(ish) seat makes me smile just to look at it.
The Tattoo is a flexible pouffe or footrest in the shape of an egg (tato) or sphere (tatino). Made from CFC-free flexible polyurethane with a rigid structure and plastic base, this amazingly creative artwork has photographic images printed on the bi-elastic technical-fabric cover. Once the cover is fitted, the image becomes three-dimensional. I think the concept is just brilliant.
While there are all sorts of designs to choose from, here are some of the other designs available in the range:
Winning the Wallpaper* Design Award 2012 for ‘best faking it’ (what a brilliant award, I say!) – the Tattoo is guaranteed to turn heads wherever you choose to put it.
I couldn’t find a supplier in Australia, but you can access the Cerruti Baleri website here. Can’t wait to see what image they come up with next…
Shira said:
OMG! They keep getting better! I think my favorite is the apples…though the koi is up there too. These are awesome!
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This Sydney Life said:
You may have the apples AND the koi if I can have the cacti! Aren’t they FABULOUS?
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Yvette said:
I’m loving these, I’ve flipped back and forth and I’m liking the apples also.And just how art should be ‘fun’.
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This Sydney Life said:
I hear you, Yvette! Art should definitely be fun. You can fight Shira for the apples! – or, maybe one of you can take green and the other red?
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Ellen K said:
I think I want one! They look fabulous .. functional but quirky! A couple of those apples would fit right into my colour scheme!!
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This Sydney Life said:
The apples seem to be winning, Ellen. I’m going to get out of the way… 🙂
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Theadora Brack said:
I love the apple stools! You always find the coolest stuff. It would be great fun to see you curate an empty house, from top to bottom!! Or a chair exhibition. That would be pretty FAB. Enjoy the weekend! T.
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This Sydney Life said:
T – I would love to curate an empty house. OMGA (oh my giddy aunt!) – just salivating at the thought. Of course, it would require a limitless budget. Do you think you could arrange that if I promise to get you an apple in the colour of your choosing…?
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magsx2 said:
Hi,
Oh just the thought of sitting on the first one gives me shivers, what a fantastic illusion. 😀
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This Sydney Life said:
Clever, huh? I love how they can achieve this three dimensional effect, Mags.
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marinachetner said:
The cactus one is so so clever! They double up as plants if you don’t have a green thumb 😉 The apples are so cool as well. The creativity of people does boggle my mind! Nice find Syders!
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This Sydney Life said:
Looks like it’s you and me fighting it out for the cacti, Marina. Most people seem to prefer the apples. I just love the prickle-in-the-bum concept. Makes me smile just thinking about it… (Perhaps I need to get out more?)
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marinachetner said:
haha! Maybe? Or invite people over when you get them. I’ll let you have ’em 🙂
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EverydaySparks said:
Brilliant! Love the apples too, but would be worth getting a few of the cacti just to see how visitors react when you tell them to sit down… 🙂
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This Sydney Life said:
See – sisters in a parallel universe, Sparks. My thoughts e x a c t l y . Spooky!
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whatimeant2say said:
I would love to put the cacti in my classroom. That would be a hoot!
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This Sydney Life said:
Kids would go bonkers for the cacti, I reckon’. Mind you, an apple for the teacher…
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theglobalgarnishgeek said:
I’d go with the apples. Can’t go wrong with food….
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This Sydney Life said:
This is true, GG. We are eating a lot of crumble down here in the cold…
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barbaraelka said:
Indeed brilliant award!
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This Sydney Life said:
Pretty fab’, alright!
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birdcagedesign said:
V cool! Love the apples!:-)
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This Sydney Life said:
The apples seem to be the most popular. I like the cacti!
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layyla said:
And another puff here! You’re quite right, the cactus ones are fab – so real it pains me to think of sitting at them and finding them soft against their looks!
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This Sydney Life said:
Ha! It pains you! It wouldn’t pain you to sit on these, Layyla…
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