Apple ex-Employee Smashed Apple Products

by on 02. Dec, 2010 in Art / Artist, gadgets, Photography

Apple iPad 2010, blow torch, destroyed

by Michael Tompert, photo by Paul Fairchild

Graphic designer and CGI technology specialist, Michael Tompert discover the beauty of smashed, crushed, sledge-hammered and torched Apple products, and turned those destroyed products into an art pieces.

12 8G iPod Nanos smashed by Caltrain Diesel Locomotiveby Michael Tompert | photo by Paul FairchildiPhone

by Michael Tompert | photograph by Paul Fairchild

Tompert, an ex-employee of Apple bought brand new products such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod nanos and MacBook Airs, the destroyed them using different methods… like saw, hand gun, sledge hammer, blow torch or being crushed by a rampaging train. He also ask Paul Fairchild, his photographer friend to take pictures of the destroyed Apple products.

2008 MacBook Air, Framing Hammer and Soldering Torch by Michael Tompert

by Michael Tompert | photo by Paul Fairchild

The idea for the said project came to Tompert after he gave each of his two sons an iPod touch for Christmas. Then, the two boys fought over one of the devices, which had a certain game on it. Fed up with the quarrel, Tompert said he grabbed one of the iPods and smashed it on the ground.

apple magic mouse destroyed by handsaw

by Michael Tompert | photos by Paul Fairchild

For more information about the upcoming smashed Apple products photo exhibition, visit Twelve.

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7 Responses to “Apple ex-Employee Smashed Apple Products”

  1. Semidoppel 13. Dec, 2010 at 6:38 am #

    Weird, but very artistic in a way. hehehe, ei tol salamat sa laging pagbisita sa site ko!

  2. Glenn 19. Dec, 2010 at 8:49 pm #

    sayang naman mga gadgets, weird employee. :)

  3. metalpig 20. Dec, 2010 at 2:44 am #

    @ Glenn,
    yeah! sayang talaga esplly the iPads and MacBooks… heheheh
    btw, he’s an ex-employee of Apple… :)

    thanks for droppin’by!

  4. helen 22. Dec, 2010 at 6:42 pm #

    hahaha parang nangingiwi ako dito pag nakikita ko yung mga crushed na ipod nano. hahaha.

  5. metalpig 23. Dec, 2010 at 2:33 am #

    me too! tuwing nakikita ko ung torched iPad and other destroyed Apple gadgets… but some people called those smashed expensive gadgets as an art! :P

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