Awkward!: Objects Designed to Make You Feel Spectacularly Uncomfortable

The squirm has been elevated to an art form these days. Just look to shows like The Office, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report, which pluck the awkwardest moments from the dark heart of human shame and bring them to light for all to enjoy.
To that end, we present Uncomfortable Conversations, a design exhibit we co-sponsored for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair this weekend. Curated by the New York firm Design Glut, it compiles more than a dozen objects explicitly crafted to...