Priscilla Huggable Atomic Mushroom, from the Designs for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times Project

Description

Dunne and Raby’s work is designed to probe and question our relationship with objects. The Huggable Mushroom, developed with Michael Anastassiades, is part of the collection Design for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times. The soft, toylike object allows users to confront (and cuddle) their fear of nuclear annihilation directly.

Priscilla Huggable Atomic Mushroom, from the Designs for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times Project

Dunne & Raby

2004

Accession Number

239144

Medium

Reflective fabric and polyester stuffing

Dimensions

27 × 30 × 30 cm (10 5/8 × 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

Classification

design

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society