100   useful   objects  for   2020

Object No. 1, Sharpie Pen
2020
Graphite on Vellum
1/2" x 5" x 1/2"

Object No. 1, Sharpie Pen template
2020
Graphite on Vellum
11" x 11"

Inspired by the Museum of Modern Art's yearly design series 100 Useful Objects, which ran from 1930 through 1948, I'm depicting the useful objects that were suddenly relevant during the monumental year of 2020. Between the Covid-19 pandemic and world politics, the negative effects of globalization and mass consumerism became clear.

Object No. 2, Seed Packet
2020
Graphite on Vellum
3 1/4" x 6" x 1/4"

Object No. 2, Seed Packet
2020
Graphite on Vellum
3 1/4" x 6" x 1/4"

Object No. 3, N95 Mask
2020
Graphite on Vellum
5 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/4"

Object No. 3, N95 Mask
2020
Graphite on Vellum
27" x 18"