skeuomorph

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skeuomorph

(ˈskjuːəˌmɔːf) or

skeuomorphism

(Art Terms) a functional item redesigned as something decorative

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(11.) A "skeuomorph" is "an object or feature which

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Foregrounding the work as a skeuomorph within the vernacular of furniture opens up and undercuts its prescriptive mandate, along the way stumbling through a freewheeling world that oscillates between figuration and ornamentation.

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