Furniture Design Metaphor Table by Emanuele Di Bacco This project is poking fun at itself while raising social awareness about gender equality. Specifically, it uses a metaphor that springs from sumo, one of the most male-dominated sports in Japanese society. Women are not allowed to compete professionally in this sport given sexist rules, which border them outside the wrestling ring as a result of their "impurity" by reason of the menstrual blood. Knocking a sumo warrior to the ground, at the service of a flower pot or any other need people may have, desecrates that macho-dominance sumo still holds, by simply using irony and humor.
Bronze A' Design Award Winner
Metaphor Table by Emanuele Di Bacco is a winner of the A' Furniture Design Award. Metaphor Table earned the Bronze A' Design Award in 2020 and is showcased on Furniture Design Winners among other remarkable designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Emanuele Di Bacco and see why Metaphor Table design stands out from its competition.
About Metaphor
Furniture Design Metaphor Table by Emanuele Di Bacco This project is poking fun at itself while raising social awareness about gender equality. Specifically, it uses a metaphor that springs from sumo, one of the most male-dominated sports in Japanese society. Women are not allowed to compete professionally in this sport given sexist rules, which border them outside the wrestling ring as a result of their "impurity" by reason of the menstrual blood. Knocking a sumo warrior to the ground, at the service of a flower pot or any other need people may have, desecrates that macho-dominance sumo still holds, by simply using irony and humor. Metaphor earned the Bronze A' Design Award, a respected level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Bronze A' Design Award works combine new concepts with skillful designs, and are selected by a grand jury, as valuable entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated projects are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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