Assignment 1 - Deadline 5th Sept 2008
Welcome to the course Guys, your first assignment is to write a 250 Word Article titled "I should never have bought". Your article can be about any product you or your family have bought and immediately, perhaps passionately wished you hadn't! When writing your article remember the whole basis for this activity was to discuss Form vs Function. Where do you stand?
Below is an example article from the Times which illustrates perfectly what you should be trying to achieve. You will also find a series of links at the bottom of the page which you may also find useful.
You should submit your article, by posting it on your own Blog! where it will be commented on by both your classmates and your teacher.
Welcome to the course Guys, your first assignment is to write a 250 Word Article titled "I should never have bought". Your article can be about any product you or your family have bought and immediately, perhaps passionately wished you hadn't! When writing your article remember the whole basis for this activity was to discuss Form vs Function. Where do you stand?
Below is an example article from the Times which illustrates perfectly what you should be trying to achieve. You will also find a series of links at the bottom of the page which you may also find useful.
You should submit your article, by posting it on your own Blog! where it will be commented on by both your classmates and your teacher.
I should never have bought...
Juicy Salif citrus squeezer
Juicy Salif citrus squeezer
A few months ago I bought a Juicy Salif citrus squeezer, designed by Philippe Starck. I bought it for my wife Julie (but really it’s because I like fresh orange juice in the mornings).
The advertising calls it “a centrepiece for any kitchen” and it does look great. Its pod-shaped juicing head stands on three spindly legs like an alien on a tripod, so you can put a glass between the feet to catch the trickling juice.
It’s a beautiful idea, the trouble is it doesn’t work. Every time I use it we end up with orange juice everywhere. The notion that the juice will run serenely down the sides and into the glass just doesn’t happen in practice. Maybe because we’re too violent with it, and it may not help that our children, Lotus, 4, and Jagger, 3, usually also want to have a go. Whatever happens, most of the juice misses the glass.
I love some of Philippe Starck’s furniture designs, but as this juicer is not functional, we now keep it purely as a piece of art.
The advertising calls it “a centrepiece for any kitchen” and it does look great. Its pod-shaped juicing head stands on three spindly legs like an alien on a tripod, so you can put a glass between the feet to catch the trickling juice.
It’s a beautiful idea, the trouble is it doesn’t work. Every time I use it we end up with orange juice everywhere. The notion that the juice will run serenely down the sides and into the glass just doesn’t happen in practice. Maybe because we’re too violent with it, and it may not help that our children, Lotus, 4, and Jagger, 3, usually also want to have a go. Whatever happens, most of the juice misses the glass.
I love some of Philippe Starck’s furniture designs, but as this juicer is not functional, we now keep it purely as a piece of art.
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You might also find this article useful - Conran V Starck
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