FORM

FORM had a chat to French designer Chloé Ruchon about Barbie Foot.  

'The “Barbie Foot” gathers two opposed universes in one object. On one side, it is Barbie’s pink, frilly world. On another side, a brutal and male world of table-soccer, the one we traditionally call Baby-Foot. 

'Barbie became a symbol of ideal femininity, with exacerbated body proportions and the entire landscape of fantasies that surround this cliché. Baby-foot mostly suggests bars and beer. The movements and sounds involved in the game are loud and rather violent. By bringing the two worlds together, Barbie-foot wishes to stimulate thoughts about different mentalities and the pre-digested everyday codes we commonly face.

'We are preparing some exhibitions in Paris. For now it's a prototype. We are thinking about a limited edition of the object for eventual sale at Bonzini company, Bagnolet, France.'