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Five years ago...
Five years ago Zaha Hadid's installation at the Venice Biennale (above) featured sculptural, shiny forms, which cropped up in a lot of designers' work around the same time.
![The Fluke by BarberOsgerby The Fluke by BarberOsgerby](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2007/09/dezeen_The-Fluke-by-BarberOsgerby_11.jpg)
Designers of the Olympic torch BarberOsgerby also created a sculptural piece that looked like the fluke of a whale to be displayed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich during London Design Festival (above).
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Industrial designer Michael Young unveiled his design for a sleek sex toy called Sabar (above).
![Privé by Philippe Starck for Cassina Privé by Philippe Starck for Cassina](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2007/08/2007prive06.jpg)
Elsewhere, Philippe Strack created retro-looking, leather-upholstered sofas and chairs for Italian furniture brand Cassina (above).
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To conclude, old tea sets found at a car boot sales were given a new lease of life by design graduate Christine Misiak (above).
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