Editing Blobject (section)

==Overview==
While often viewed as a modern concept, Blobject can be traced all the way back to prehistoric sculptures like [[Venus of Willendorf]]. In the early 20th century, in the work of [[Joan Miró]] and [[Jean Arp]], these characteristics appeared. After [[World War II]], these design started appearing in home goods like La Chaise chair.<ref name="Vox"/>

In the 1990s, designers like [[Philippe Starck]], [[Marc Newson]], and [[Karim Rashid]] led the way with the use of technology. Many of the most famous blobjects appeared in this decade.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-16 |title=Karim Rashid’s Kobble Lamps Channel Sensual Minimalism – and Blobjects |url=https://news.yahoo.com/karim-rashid-kobble-lamps-channel-130029253.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Blobjects can also be found in most areas of contemporary [[visual culture]].<ref name="Vox">{{cite web |last1=Brooke |first1=Eliza |title=The rise of the blob (in home decor) |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/21/18145000/blobject-blob-home-decor |website=Vox |access-date=3 August 2022 |language=en |date=21 December 2018}}</ref> A blobject can be a typographic font (cf. [[Neville Brody]]), an animation (cf. Monica Peon), a piece of furniture ([[Marc Newson]]), an article of clothing ([[Rei Kawakubo]]), a motorcycle (GK Dynamics), a car (GEMCAR), a building ([[Future Systems]]), a painting ([[Rex Ray]]), a piece of sculpture ([[Hadeki Matsumoto]]), or ceramics work ([[Ken Price (artist)|Ken Price]]).

The blobject trend has largely been driven by advances in [[computer-aided design]], [[information visualization]], [[rapid prototyping]], [[materials science|materials]], and [[injection molding]]. These technologies have given designers the chance to use new shapes and to explore [[transparency and translucency]] without significant extra production costs.