The bizarre ‘hand-drawn’ swan float making waves this summer – and it’s the perfect Christmas present for quirky friends and family members
- An unconventional swan pool float is making waves across Australia for summer
- ‘Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing’ was designed by British artist David Shrigley
- The swan float features a ‘hand-drawn blank expression and an erect white neck’
- The $55 swan float is available to buy from Victorian store, Third Drawer Down
An unconventional swan floatie is making waves across Australia thanks to its amusing ‘drawn’ face and lack of beak.
The ‘Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing’, designed by British artist David Shrigley, is a pool float like no other featuring an extremely unique and eccentric design.
The float is missing the curves, feathers and beak of a traditional swan design but makes up for them with a ‘hand-drawn blank expression and very erect white neck’.
An unconventional swan floatie is making waves across Australia thanks to its amusing ‘drawn’ face and lack of beak
Shrigley’s artworks each have a theme of ‘throwaway beauty’ and are created with a “hand-drawn” look to reflect such a simple and realistic style
The ‘Swan-Thing’ was created by David Shrigley as a limited edition sculpture that was cast in polyurethane resin.
Shrigley’s artworks each have a theme of ‘throwaway beauty’ and are created with a “hand-drawn” look to reflect a realistic and simple style.
His ‘ridiculous’ swan sculpture gained such attention from fans that the design launched into the, now popular, pool float.
The ‘Swan-Thing’ was created by David Shrigley as a limited edition sculpture that was cast in polyurethane resin, his swan sculpture however gained such attention from fans that the design launched into the now popular pool float
The swan float stands at 89 centimeters and completely encompasses all that is to admire about the British artist’s atypical artworks.
The popular pool float is available to purchase for $55 from the ‘kitsch and colourful’ Australian boutique store, Third Drawer Down.
‘Get yourself a new best friend in the form of the Ridiculous Swan,’ Third Drawer Down stated online.
The popular pool float is available to purchase for $55 from the ‘kitsch and colourful’ Australian boutique store, Third Drawer Down, the Victorian-based store also suggests anyone can look ‘swan-derful’ this summer with the Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing by their side at the beach or pool
There certainly won’t be another water float quite like this at the pool or beach and is guaranteed to get people talking.
The Victorian-based store suggests anyone can look ‘swan-derful’ this summer with the Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing by their side at the beach or pool.
‘I am going to buy this, I absolutely love it,’ a woman commented on Instagram.
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