Talking Tab
Label Tab
1998 (designed), 1998 (made)
1998 (designed), 1998 (made)
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This device is part of a collection called 'Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories'. Using the passion of the British for their gardens as a metaphor, the designers proposed prototype objects that examined the sense of alienation and frustration that lies beneath the surface of our personal relationships. Many of their solutions were witty and ironic, but the humour barely concealed a darker layer of anxiety. These prototypes are not intended to be mass-manufactured, but are intended to allow reflection on our relationships with objects, with nature and with each other. As such they show an interest in the conceptual content of designed objects that has inspired much innovation amongst contemporary designers.
This is called Talking Tab and the designers described it as a label that recites poems or recipes to plants. They wondered whether tender herbs could be encouraged to grow by hearing about the dishes they would one day enhance.
This is called Talking Tab and the designers described it as a label that recites poems or recipes to plants. They wondered whether tender herbs could be encouraged to grow by hearing about the dishes they would one day enhance.
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Materials and techniques | Oak |
Brief description | 'Talking Tab', designed by Dunne & Raby and Michael Anastassiades, square oak label tab, part of Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories collection |
Physical description | Oak label tab with square shaped head and single prong |
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Production type | Unique |
Gallery label | Talking Tabs
Labels that recite poens or recipes to plants
Oak, with CD player
W.76 to 78-2002
Could tender herbs be encouraged to grow by hearing about the dishes they will one day enhance?(2003) |
Production | Attribution note: Commissioned by the British Council for exhibition in Prague Reason For Production: Commission |
Summary | This device is part of a collection called 'Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories'. Using the passion of the British for their gardens as a metaphor, the designers proposed prototype objects that examined the sense of alienation and frustration that lies beneath the surface of our personal relationships. Many of their solutions were witty and ironic, but the humour barely concealed a darker layer of anxiety. These prototypes are not intended to be mass-manufactured, but are intended to allow reflection on our relationships with objects, with nature and with each other. As such they show an interest in the conceptual content of designed objects that has inspired much innovation amongst contemporary designers. This is called Talking Tab and the designers described it as a label that recites poems or recipes to plants. They wondered whether tender herbs could be encouraged to grow by hearing about the dishes they would one day enhance. |
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Accession number | W.77-2002 |
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Record created | March 28, 2003 |
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