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Art Thu Jul 21 2011
Balloon Factory
Although the Object Design League's one-week residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Balloon Factory, ended at the beginning of this month, balloons constructed during the project are now available for purchase at their new online store, ODLCO. During their week at the museum as part of "We Are Here: Art and Design Out of Context," curated by MCA Design Director James Goggin with MCA designer Alfredo Ruiz, product designers Caroline Linder, Lisa Smith, Michael Savona, Thomas Moran, and Steven Haulenbeek demonstrated each step of the creation of balloons on a small scale. As a whole, their project demystified and brought the typically unknown creation and manufacturing process of a balloon to the public. Each handmade balloon costs $5.00, was hand-dipped and hand-painted in the gallery, and are inflatable by mouth or with a pump.