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Richard Yasmine's Plugged carafes sit atop phallic brass rods
Beirut designer Richard Yasmine has created a collection of glass vessels that rest on dildo-like brass objects.
The suggestively shaped supports slot into a deep indentation in the base of each carafe – similar to the dimples in the undersides of wine bottles.
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Only the tips of the tapered rods are contained, raising the bottoms of the jugs above the ground and contrasting the brushed brass with the thin hand-blown glass.
According to Yasmine, the two materials were chosen to represent the differences between male and female genitalia.
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"I am trying to explore the phallic shape and studying it from different angles, working on a certain philosophy or a story," said the designer.
"I'm trying to work on how often I can incorporate it into our daily objects, but in a concealed way –making people use those objects for a daily purpose."
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Yasmine previously experimented with incorporating this imagery into furniture, designing a marble table with phallic brass legs.
The Plugged carafes have long thin spouts, similar to test tubes, and the indentation at the base doubles as a container for liquid when turned upside down. Yasmine has also created versions with slender glass handles, and lamps that slot over the top of the carafe's thin spouts.
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"The main purpose is a firm base to maintain the stability of the entire design, but definitely with a message behind," added the designer. "Protect yourself. Safe sex is absolutely essential to avoid unwanted consequences."
Other recent suggestive designs include a BDSM version of Gerrit Rietveld's Red and Blue chair – complete with bright blue leather straps – and a vaulting horse-style sex toy designed to be displayed as a piece of furniture.
Photography by BizarreBeirut.