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Oversized Furniture Installations

Benedetto Bufalino's Giant Picnic Table Piece is in France

— November 14, 2013 — Art & Design
This giant picnic table designed by Benedetto Bufalino is intended to make sitters look extra small. Otherwise a seemingly normal wooden table, 'La table pique nique' stands at over 6 feet tall. This offers full grown adults the opportunity to feel like small children again as they sit on the bench or stand beneath the massive table. The oversized furniture is open to the public, and is currently installed in Saint-Exupery in Colomiers, France.

The artist conceived the giant picnic table to demonstrate how easy it is to manipulate a mundane space and affect one's sense of visual reality. The playful piece also serves as a reminder of the importance of perspective and the need to look at things and situations from different angles.
Trend Themes
1. Oversized Furniture - Disruptive innovation opportunities may include creating more exaggerated and whimsical oversized furniture pieces for interactive and immersive experiences.
2. Visual Reality Manipulation - Opportunities for disruptive innovation lie in developing technologies or installations that manipulate visual reality to alter people's perceptions of space and scale.
3. Perspective Exploration - Disruptive innovation opportunities may involve creating interactive installations or experiences that encourage individuals to explore different perspectives and challenge their perceptions.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - The art and design industry can embrace disruptive innovation by pushing boundaries in creating oversized furniture installations that challenge traditional notions of scale and perception.
2. Entertainment and Events - Opportunities for disruptive innovation in the entertainment and events industry include incorporating visual reality manipulation techniques to create unique and immersive experiences for attendees.
3. Architecture and Interior Design - Disruptive innovation opportunities in architecture and interior design involve exploring unconventional perspectives and experimenting with oversized furniture to create visually striking and transformative spaces.
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