If traipsing through busy London streets is getting you down this design week and you're in need of a little light relief, we'd have to recommend a visit to Christopher Jarratt's "Slingshots" installation at the YCN space in Shoreditch.
Jarratt, an artist/maker living in London, has created a limited edition of 30 slingshots hand crafted from forked tree branches found in the great Epping Forest. You can try out these impressively powerful toys out for size with a few paintballs. Very invigorating!
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