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Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality

Filmed Nov 2011 • Posted Mar 2012TEDxPhoenix
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Kelli Anderson shatters our expectations about reality by injecting humor and surprise into everyday objects. At TEDxPhoenix she shares her disruptive and clever designs. (Filmed at TEDxPhoenix.)

From wedding invitations to Utopian newspapers, Kelli Anderson re-designs commonplace objects to go beyond their ordinary functions and create surprising experiences. Full bio ยป

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