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A 3D render of a glossy, terracotta-coloured teapot with a rounded base and a tall neck. It features a matching lid and a curved handle, set against a plain white background.

Jacques Carelman's Impossible Objects bought to life in all their irrational glory

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Date
2 July 2012

Way back in 1969 French artist Jacques Carelman created Catalogue d’Objets Introuvables, or to me and you other monoglots, the Catalogue of Impossible Objects. The collection is the creation of a beautifully bright wit and cheek, and to prolong the great man’s legacy since his passing in April of this year, www.impossibleobjects.com are giving you the chance to own your very own specimen. The first available “perfectly useless” piece is the famous Coffeepot for Masochists and the people behind the company are asking for your votes on what to produce next. A wonderful way to spend too much of your Monday afternoon if you ask me (my vote’s definitely for the lateral rocking chair).

A green table tennis table is distorted into a series of undulating waves. A single red paddle rests on the surface against a plain grey background.
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Impossible Objects: Curved Ping Pong table

A green plastic toothbrush with a U-shaped head and two sets of white bristles. The tool is centred against a plain, light grey background.
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Impossible Objects: Double Toothbrush

A black wooden rocking chair with a high spindle back and curved armrests. It is set against a plain, light grey background.
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Impossible Objects: Lateral Rocking Chair

A sculpture of two wooden legs twisted together, topped with black high-heeled shoes. The figure stands on a flat black base, with the bottom of the legs dipped in red.
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Impossible Objects: Siamese Hammers

A red tandem bicycle with an unusual frame design, featuring two seats at different heights. The second seat is positioned high above the first, connected by a series of thin metal supports.
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Impossible Objects: Tandem with total vision

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Alex is co-founder of It’s Nice That. Once one of the main contributors to the site, he stepped back from writing as the business expanded. He currently works across It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress and If You Could Jobs.

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