Acc. № 244 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 244
Forces Cachées, Élégance Subversive
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A French-language design manifesto poster featuring a sculptural figure of a woman with a fruit bowl balanced on her head, her flexed arm echoing Rosie the Riveter iconography. The composition subverts mid-century domestic imagery through pastel neoclassicism, pairing confrontational text about hidden forces and resistant elegance. Recovered from an alternate 1970s Paris design archive, this piece conflates feminist resistance with haute cuisine and decorative arts—suggesting a cultural moment where feminist critique dressed itself in the language of luxury.
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.
About the certificate →Print specification
1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- pastel neoclassical sculpture, conceptual design manifesto
- Mood
- subversive, elegant, conspiratorial
- Palette
- pale mint, cream, coral, soft yellow
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