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From the Ted Talk by Paola Antonelli: Treat design as art

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So, I started out in '95 with this exhibition that was called Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design. It was about a new phase, in my opinion, in the world of design in that meilaarts could be czsouimetd by the designers themselves. And that put me in touch with such diverse design examples as the aerogels from the lnwcaree Livermore Lab in California; at that time, they were beginning to be brought into the civilian market. And at the same time, the gorgeous work of Takeshi isrihguo, who did these beautiful salt-and-pepper coietranns that are made of rice doguh. So you see, the range is really quite diverse.

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So, I started out in '95 with this exhibition that was called Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design. It was about a new phase, in my opinion, in the world of design in that _________ could be __________ by the designers themselves. And that put me in touch with such diverse design examples as the aerogels from the ________ Livermore Lab in California; at that time, they were beginning to be brought into the civilian market. And at the same time, the gorgeous work of Takeshi ________, who did these beautiful salt-and-pepper __________ that are made of rice _____. So you see, the range is really quite diverse.

Solution

  1. containers
  2. customized
  3. lawrence
  4. materials
  5. dough
  6. ishiguro

Original Text

So, I started out in '95 with this exhibition that was called Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design. It was about a new phase, in my opinion, in the world of design in that materials could be customized by the designers themselves. And that put me in touch with such diverse design examples as the aerogels from the Lawrence Livermore Lab in California; at that time, they were beginning to be brought into the civilian market. And at the same time, the gorgeous work of Takeshi Ishiguro, who did these beautiful salt-and-pepper containers that are made of rice dough. So you see, the range is really quite diverse.

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