Jun 24, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: Look at All These Design Masterpieces, Created by Anonymous Geniuses

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Franco Clivio has been collecting anonymously designed objects for decades.
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Here's part of the collection, which will be featured in a recently opened exhibition called *No Name Design*.

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Clivio's collection spans everything from eyewear.
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To paint brushes.

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In 2009 Clivio published a book called *Hidden Forms*, which looked at the collection in depth.
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The exhibition is a more tailored look at the stuff Clivio has gathered over the years.

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Clivio has organized the collection by function and form.
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Most of the objects come from anonymous designers.

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To be honest, I couldn’t name half the objects in Clivio’s collection, but it’s clear that each has its own very particular function.
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It’s likely that many of these items have since been replaced with far more efficient versions of their former selves, yet their capacity to solve a specific issue renders them useful and beautiful nonetheless.

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The show is a celebration of the well-made everyday.
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It just shows that good design doesn’t necessarily need a big name designer attached. In fact, it doesn’t need a name at all.

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he most sustaining objects in our lives are the ones we barely give notice to.
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Which might actually just be another form of appreciating them.

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