这次展览增加了卫生纸架设计和活力

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In recent years, I've seen an uptick in art exhibitions that take a creative spin on everyday objects, including urns, ashtrays, paperweights, and clocks. It never ceases to amaze me how some of my favorite artists use their brains to reimagine these often dull designs. The latest exhibition in this realm tackles one of the most unimaginative pieces: the toilet paper holder. Marta gallery in Los Angeles teamed up with tree-free toilet paper brand Plant Paper to present “Under / Over,” a group exhibition of more than 50 iterations of the toilet paper holder. Not only does the show, which is also hosted online, showcase some of Clever's favorite creatives, like Chen Chen + Kai Williams, Another Human, and Joseph Algieri, but it also highlights the important role Plant Paper has taken in prioritizing the design in packaging and voice in order to bring consideration to an overlooked industry (i.e. big TP companies decimating the environment). So beyond getting inspired by the incredible pieces of design that merges function and delight, “Under / Over” is here to perhaps provide some hope for reversing the effects of the current and appalling practice of 27,000 trees being flushed down the world’s toilets each day. Let's rethink the humble toilet paper holder, says the curators, “prizing a seemingly humble piece of hardware that we invariably interact with every day and, in so doing, perhaps prompting a subtle shift in this particular paradigm.” Fall in love with some of our favorites and check out the rest of the show here, which will be on display (and online) from September 10 to November 1. While you're at it, maybe it's time to rethink the toilet paper you're using or finally get that bidet.