Et Tu the Valet: developed from a traditional european ‘valet’ stand with a calligraphic brushstroke merging the Australian Aboriginal icon of the ‘boomerang’ and the Kiwi ‘hei matau’ fish hook motives. The Stand then catches clothes thrown in effect to a valet butler, waiting sartorially at the foot of your bed, or office boardroom…
(Source: etsy.com)
Grace Sonic Boom and her ancestor, sister on the cover of a magazine.
ET TU the VALET, ready for you, ready for use. Order (him/her) now : )
Editorial in Dec 2012 issue of CITY WALKER Chinese Language Magazine, Sydney.
![EAR STAND. (2009 v1) Inspired by the Chinese calligraphic character for “EAR” the device can be a read, felt, smelt and moved but embodies contradictions and unsatisfied desires. It is a counter intuitive play of use and practicality - bulky but open, spatially open but heavy, with charcoal edged that would mark and stain clothing. It can be a typographic error. It is a cry for freedom by the oppressed. It can be a crushing machine, a clothes press, the carbon crisis and carbon sink, a luddite low technology configuration, an impossible wheelbarrow and luggage rack. [version 1 of 3 different pieces]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma677an35O1qhl5i3o1_250.jpg)
EAR STAND. (2009 v1) Inspired by the Chinese calligraphic character for “EAR” the device can be a read, felt, smelt and moved but embodies contradictions and unsatisfied desires. It is a counter intuitive play of use and practicality - bulky but open, spatially open but heavy, with charcoal edged that would mark and stain clothing. It can be a typographic error. It is a cry for freedom by the oppressed. It can be a crushing machine, a clothes press, the carbon crisis and carbon sink, a luddite low technology configuration, an impossible wheelbarrow and luggage rack. [version 1 of 3 different pieces]
