The Paperweight Show: 100 unusual paperweights that push the boundaries of design

A recent exhibition at the Fisher Parrish gallery in Brooklyn celebrated the antique device with 100 contemporary artists and designers redefining the small weighty object with their own unique and often wonderfully wacky creations.

Simply named The Paperweight Show, the exhibition of original small works featured artists such as Aaron Elvis Jupin, Andrew Ross, Chris Beeston, Elise Peterson, Huy Bui and Pat Kim. From recreated petrol cans to alien creatures, these artworks will surprise and delight.

Zoe Fisher from the Gallery said: "The paperweight is a small weighty sculpture to which we have ascribed one very simple function (a somewhat obsolete function today). From clearly 'designed' and functional works, to more conceptual explorations of a specific function, The Paperweight Show aims to engage both established and emerging artists and designers in an important dialogue – pushing your own disciplinary boundaries and allowing for a deeper understanding of the object."