Der Unbekannte: Porzellan Synthese

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Archive note

A German design object advertisement from an alternate 1960s, presenting a monochromatic silicone and porcelain figure at a control interface. The figure—featureless, ageless, clad in period suiting and dark glasses—operates an unmarked electronic device before a framed void. The text promises 'The Unknown' as both sculpture and functional artifact. Recovered from archives suggesting a suppressed intersection of Bauhaus industrial design, Cold War aesthetics, and speculative materialism. Speaks to collectors of European modernist ephemera and the uncanny applied arts.

Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.

One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.

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Print specification

24×36 in

18×24 in

1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait

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Section: Design Objects
Style: Bauhaus product advertisement, early 1960s modernism
Mood: austere, enigmatic, coldly utopian
Palette: sage green, cream, charcoal

Filed under

german designbauhausporcelainsilicone1960smodernismanonymous figureindustrial designminimalistcold war aestheticsculptureapplied arts