Do we have a self serving bias towards aesthetically pleasing items? and some more stuff
Often if a product is aesthetically pleasing/ has some kinda of importance to us have it be designer do we then overlook the fact it may not function aswell? A typical example is the Phillip Stark juicier, yes it looks briliant and has become a design icon but in many cases doesnt work acording to many reviews ( i myself not having tried this product). Yet still we want to own it and use it. The product that doesnt work aswell but looks better, we are often drawn to the more aesthetic item, similarly if the item looks like it performs the job aswell! this is often the case in rugged moutain or hardware examples. It looks tough therefore it must be, i think therefore it is. Now im not saying that this is bad, aesthetics and using them to give messages about the product is very usefull and brilliant to create contrast. Senarios where by we use the affordance of the material to give an illusion of the object but actualy the function is quite the opposite. Take for example the knotted chair Marcel wanders.![]()
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http://www.interiordesign.net...View image on BingThe affordance of string is to be hung, tied and flexible unless being under tension, this chair if it was just made from rope would not be able to exist it is physically impossible. But it works by using epoxy resin thus changing the charasteristic of the string but not the aesthetics! I would normally continue but being a designer i actually rarely finish anything and go off at on a tangent, i have just seen some very interesting design.Guido Doms and Davy Grosemans - Dutch delight ( sex toys)
speaks for itself
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Karen Ryan - Second hand ( i really like these and want them myself)
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Image from:http://www.interiordesign.net...View image on BingThe affordance of string is to be hung, tied and flexible unless being under tension, this chair if it was just made from rope would not be able to exist it is physically impossible. But it works by using epoxy resin thus changing the charasteristic of the string but not the aesthetics! I would normally continue but being a designer i actually rarely finish anything and go off at on a tangent, i have just seen some very interesting design.Guido Doms and Davy Grosemans - Dutch delight ( sex toys)
speaks for itself
Image from:http://www.advertka.ru/text/n...View image on Bing
Karen Ryan - Second hand ( i really like these and want them myself)
Image from:http://www.inhabitat.com/2006...View image on Bing
Image from:http://inhabitat.com/blog/200...View image on Bing
