Fireplace named world's most beautiful object

By at 11:13 am Monday, Oct 12

12504_3_GyroVillevieilleZ.JPG.jpeg I don't normally believe in throwing around superlatives, but this suspended black steel fireplace designed by French company Focus just won the award for World's Most Beautiful Object at the Pulchra design competition in Italy. Pulchra calls itself "the first beauty contest devoted exclusively to objects." Other candidates included a Philips TV, a Sony Ericsson phone, and a diamond. World's most beautiful object... officially

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