Machines For Living (2002-2004) by Onkar Kular
A series of objects which investigate the banal rituals of the everyday and aim to challenge our perception of individual perfection. Could we live with these objects on a day-to-day basis? At what point do the objects become less about psychological comfort and more about obsession.
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Pantone Mugs
A range of 128 shades of tea colored mugs.
128 Mugs
Installation at the Kunsthal Museum, Rotterdam.
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Pantone Tea Chart
For use in office tearooms.
Design: APFEL
Biography from OK website
Onkar Kular’s work centers around the use of design as a medium to engage with social, cultural and popular issues. From the quest for domestic perfection to celebrity obsession, from reality football simulations to baking super functional bread, his practice ranges freely across media, each work taking the form appropriate to the idea, whether it be proposals for new objects, short films, events, performances and installations. His work has been exhibited internationally in London, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Rotterdam and Barnsley. Onkar teaches at the Royal College of Art and the London Metropolitan University.
To view more art by Kular go to www.onkarkular.com
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