The Charybdis — named after the better half of the infamous sea monster tag team — is a “reverse fountain” designed by William Pye for Sunderland’s Seaham Hall hotel “using a massive acrylic cylinder to give the appearance of a containerless volume of water.”
“In an effort to bring more awareness and bring people together in support of Burma’s people our company Shilo recently created this spot. Not only are the horrible atrocities happening to them by their government but now having to recover from the resent cyclone Nargis.
My heart goes out to these peaceful people. please view the video and give any kind of support you can.”
Gotta love the Breakable dish concept, by London-based designer Alexander Hulme. Drop it and yes, it shatters, but at least your accident yields two smaller dishes you can still use.