'Stain'

I saw this at the New Designers exhibition and thought it was genius... Bethan Laura Wood, who has graduated from Brighton university this year with a BA (hons) in Three Dimensional Design (for which she got a first) is setting out to question the decidely 21st century, disposable view that the 'wear and tear' of an object lessens it's value. In a society where so much of what we own is quickly discarded and replaced with bigger, better and newer models, the art of owning something and it growing gracefully with age and use is a pertinent one. With 'Stain' the tea-cup is treated with so as to stain in certain places. Depending on the drinking habits of the owner, the pattern emerges in time to reveal either birds or dots. For more information email Bethan at heinzmeanzbeanz@yahoo.co.uk