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Extension Cords and Power Strips Elevated to Abstract Sculpture

A power strip has been reinterpreted as sculpture.

By Moss & Fog1 min read
A ceramic power strip sculpture by designer Willem van Hooff from the Pedestal series, an extension cord elevated on a white plinth and treated with the reverence usually reserved for museum objects — a piece that asks what happens when the infrastructure of electricity becomes the subject rather than the background

That power strip over in your corner sure is ugly, but it is critical to your living room setup.

That’s the idea behind this strange yet charmingly unique take on what to do with mundane household appliances.

Dutch ceramicist Willem van Hooff and Nordic design brand Pedestal have teamed up to turn mundane extension leads into sculptural statement pieces. Think clay-wrapped power modules that look more like earthy gems than ugly plastic blocks.

These “Ceramic Power Gems” let you ditch the idea that cables must be hidden. Each one is a unique, handmade ceramic shell encasing the functional guts. It’s raw textures meeting high-tech innards.

Launching this September via a limited drop on Pedestal’s site, these gems merge primitive craft with precise engineering.

Images © Copyright Willem van Hooff and Pedestal.

Via Dezeen:

Can something as ordinary as an extension cord or power strip be elevated to high art? Should it be?

With their European-spec outlets, these sculptures are out to prove that everyday utility and creative arts don’t need to be mutually exclusive.

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A ceramic power strip sculpture by designer Willem van Hooff from the Pedestal series, an extension cord elevated on a white plinth and treated with the reverence usually reserved for museum objects — a piece that asks what happens when the infrastructure of electricity becomes the subject rather than the background

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