'A ruler, which is the first tool to record an physical specification of an object.'

Tetsuo Mukai and Bernadette Deddens are Study O Portable. They are organising the joint exhibition Objects With A Void as part of the London Design Festival in the Brompton Design District. The exhibition explores possibilities of designing by focusing on an aspect of an object that is often overlooked but always present. Tetsuo Mukai explains, 'We wanted to explore a certain aspect of objects to see if we could use it as a way of understanding design and the design process, maybe to find out what makes an object what it is. Void is an aspect of objects that often considered useless or negative, but it also has the power to define the function and aesthetics of the objects. The exhibition showcases works that present ways of containing a void within objects.'