applied fantastic

In the context of the Design Walk 2012 theme, Greece 2022,  This is amateur presented Consumerism, a series of images of their fictional products of tomorrow’s DIY production. According to their statement, “the pre-Homerian economy of 860 BC is here. DIY online sales, digital marketplaces are the new vintage silk road. In 2022 ‘The Death of a Post-Capitalist Salesman’ is a fact, while thousands of homes have been converted into warehouses full of goods. Commerce has shrunk and basic goods are now grown in greenhouse-balconies, studio-communes and co-op warehouses. The end of advanced marketing, without retouching, product styling and targeted consumer groups.”

By then Kyriaki (pictured posing in front of her favorite pieces) will be 14 and Sofia (taking the photos) will be 16, potential owners of their own virtual shop of curiosities.