Designed by coarse | From: Hong Kong

“coarse unveils their long anticipated ‘false friends’ series, a set  of two original vinyl statues. The release incorporates key coarse  characters ‘paw!’, a monkey cross rabbit, and ‘noop’, a human like  being, as they portray another episode in the ongoing coarse story. This  time the dissimilar pair aspire to become companions – even at the  price of their own identities.  Demonstrating the underlying complexity  of the brand, this series delivers yet another dimension to the world of  coarse.”

“The German artist duo behind coarse, once again showcases their  distinctive aesthetic. Their forms are dominated by smooth curves, hard  lines and sharp edges, combined to point of a unity. In past years,  coarse has become renowned for its definitive style, its meticulous  attention to detail and the vivid dreamscapes painted by its story line.  Recent coarse releases have almost always sold out instantaneously, and  the scope of the latest offering proves why the brand has such an  increasing worldwide presence amongst art toy and fine arts collectors.

In this chapter of the coarse narrative, the young noop begins to  mimic the appearance of his natural enemy, paw!, a tactic to secure his  own survival. However, after being acknowledged as a paw!, the noop  becomes trapped behind his mask forever. A dangerous and fragile  friendship takes its course.

The collection includes ‘the colossal paw! and a freshly hatched  noop, robed in his heavenly soft paw! suit.’ The 13” vinyl pair comes in  glowing spring colors, put to sleep between two cotton pillows, every  one embroidered with the individual running number. Safely packed in a  hand crafted wooden box with a monkey rabbit nose handle and enclosed  with an elastic band.”

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• Mark Holthusen’s Portfolio

In addition to the Ground series, Phillipe also has a nice collection of typographic and design work. His portly-weighted font, bang-bang, makes an appearance in a tasty series entitled N.Y. Foods.

Check out his site, and view his Behance.

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