Mr. & Mrs. Fanteer

Object: Side drawer, 2015, prototype
Description: American Maple wood, painted metal, & hand-painted details | Dimensions: 37 x 33 x 95cm

MR. & MRS. FANTEER are a humorous pair of side drawers that reference the flamingo, known in the United Arab Emirates as Fanteer.
Originally derived from Khalid Shafar’s THE PALM signature line and humorously transformed into a bird’s body with artistically created flamingo eye, MR. & MRS. FANTEER are a composition of transformation.
An intriguing children’s storybook characters yet functional and practical design objects, MR. & MRS. FANTEER tell the story of each unique individual flamingo.