‘perspective’ glasses by joel englund images courtesy of joel englund and designboom
design student joel englund, from konstfack university, presented a set of perspective shifting eyeglasses for the ‘greenhouse’ area of the stockholm furniture fair 2011 where young independent designers, design groups and universities are invited to exhibit their work.
image © joel englund
the lenses are crafted from mirrors set against each other and a pair of magnifying lenses, both held in minimal wire frames. by intentionally distorting the one’s eyesight, the glasses force the viewer to reassess the interpretation of their surroundings in a new way.
front view detail of lens image © designboom
back detail of magnifying lens image © designboom
back detail mirror lens image © designboom
prints from the view through the lenses left: magnifying glasses right: mirror lens image © designboom
another print from the mirror lens image © designboom
