Barbowls
Bruno MM
- Type Pair of dumbbells
- Date 2012
- Dimensions 90 x 90 x 240 mm
- Weight 3.2 kg
- Material 8 cups and 4 glasses in Chinese porcelain, lead spheres, epoxy glue, polyurethane
- Edition Limited (1 of 3)
Barbowls is a functional reinterpretation of barbells, assembled with eight cups of tea and four small glasses of porcelain filled with lead spheres used in hunting cartridges to get at least 1.5kg of weight. Barbowls is part of CHINAWARE collection based on a critical design approach, developed without studio or translator and made with traditional pieces at Jingdezhen – the capital of Chinese porcelain, which reflects the designer’s awareness and reveals a closer look of contemporary China.