2. What is this?
3. What is this rusty looking squashed thing?
4. What is this white dome used for?
5. Do you enjoy this type of survey?
6. The answers are (1) B This shoe-shaped hat was created by Elsa Schiaparelli, whose designs were the first to make the colour 'shocking pink' popular. (2) A This 250-year-old rattle might have been used to calm a baby in a wealthy family, or provide some light percussion for a sing-along. We're not sure (3) B This modern vase by Yeo Byong-Uk has a convincing, metal-like look. Pit firing is one way to achieve this, by heating the pottery in a smoky, enclosed space. (4) C Designer Gae Aulenti created this round lamp in the 1970s. Hopefully you didn't mistake it for a toilet – after all, that could be a very dangerous mistake. How many did you get correct?
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