Designing desire
I was reading a book which is "desire : the shape of things to come.(published by Gestalten, Berlin 2008)" The introduction was written by Andrej Kupetz who is a important person in German design field. Here, I share one of his speech and some good points on design he wrote in this book.
below are parts of the introduction in the book:
-It is very difficult to argue that there is any real purpose in the design of a chair, which a briefing has laid down should be like anyother chair, but different from it.
-The question about the appropriate form for an object, whcich should arise from its function, has become redundant, since thousands of functions can be stored on media that are only a few nanometres in size.
-There are no patterns of behaviour or rules for designers any more that draw on an ideology with discipline inherent in it.
Designers find themselves within a hard-fought competition of identities.
21st century design is individualists' design to only a limited extent. Design still acts within a stylistic system that is pluralistic in a way that it was not in times of functionalism and that is essentially characterised by four quetions that certainly do imply aesthetic expression and a design language:
can modernism be continued?
what does the future look like?
How can I entertain you?
What can I contribute to creating or sustaining an enveronment that is worth living in?
星期四, 9月 17, 2009
What's the desire of your design?
星期三, 6月 04, 2008
John Maeda * REEBOK = Vision to a good design
Really interesting shoe project -emoretion- by John Maeda.
I am reading his book - "Simplicity", which is a part of his working-on-progress paper. He tries to figure out what is "simplicity" to him and also provides ten principles of creating simplicity to daily life. It does give a better perspective for me to see the world.
「Vision」
I like to mention about his "SHE" principle in the book. SHE is JM's method about "reduce" and "time".
S= Shrink, H=Hide , E=Embody. Three steps to reduce waste and save time.
Also let you simplify thoughts or things. This also could be read as a vision to different subjects. For a organization, people could follow the vision to solve problems without confusing or to create an innovative result. For an educator, he/she could practice the principle to improve the condition of human environment. No doubt, the prospective vision could be considered to be a company vision, team spirit,individual philosophy or even the key words of a design project.
「Design Concept Key themes」
The interesting part of emoretion project is how JM provides the vision for designers to design the appearance and details (material, texture, colours, usage) of the shoe.
In it, he urges us to embrace our natural desire for personal meaning in everything we do. The shoe design is inspired by this motion intuition. Using Reebok’s iconic Freestyle as his canvas, Professor Maeda’s handwritten code decorates the shoe’s lining and creates the stunning digital paisley print, representing a burst of pure energy and emotion. Holographic straps bring this design to life with your every move, while the velvet-wraped mid-sole and tongue-liner take the shoe to a new level of elegance."
Confident, genius, and fearless are three of seven keys he has found out for the shoe. You won't believe that how this will make design process more efficient.
If we could provide a better vision of life, the way to prove it is to make it into any possible design works. So, a designer now should not only have professional skills but also keep improving life and trying others not try.
more info:
The laws of Simplicity
Reebok * Maeda
星期三, 5月 28, 2008
Franch Fashion Designer - Christian Lacroix
Conflict between fashion and pragmatism
Pretty interesting exhibition from fashion designer Christian Lacroix in MOCA Taipei.
星期二, 4月 22, 2008
Karim Rashid - an elegant and arrogant industrial designer
He designs seven days a week.
Short interview for me to get a sense of his personality and the way of his design thinking. Yes, I am really interested in Karim Rashid. The impact his works gives to the world is enormous. I saw the possibilities of how a designer could use design to change the world. I agree the way he sees the sustainability of design. That's something we need to choose when we do designs. I believe if you are a good designer, you would be able to make the product eco friendly and charming to the world.
few more interviews
D-fun 2007
蔣友柏講Karim Rashid
星期五, 3月 21, 2008
Alice Wang
Surprise me
在忙公視兒童影展之餘，很巧在StarBucks遇到Alice Wang, 當然就以我的作風很爽快的就跟她小聊了一下，也因為我認為她是台灣從事前衛產品設計者之佼佼者，就沒太避諱的去把握機會交談，她目前還是RCA的學生，最近有個新作品Asimov's first law，還是不難看到Critical Design的影響，但其實最重要的是，簡單的對談中讓我感受到她對台灣部份設計教育與業界的不確定與無奈，讓我頓時嚇了一跳，不過我還是很期待她的未來發展以及對台灣設計界的影響。
A short article about design teaching in Taiwan from Alice Wang
星期二, 11月 20, 2007
ACCD Students' Perspectives to school life
(Took in Singapore)One of my previous product-design classmates in Art Center College of Design, who is gotta graduate this term in Dec!!! I will be there for them.
Through her invitation, I find her website and a great insite video which Audrey is one of these stars !!! The short firm is used to show students' life experiences here and promote the quality of Art Center. Check out this one of the best design schools in the world!!!
Here are some of my good friends' portfolios from Art Center
Product Design
Eric Burns
Robert Quintero
Entertainment Design
Alex Fang
PS: It is also good to review their portfolios and see the differences from students in Asia.
星期六, 11月 10, 2007
Congratulations to Studio22!!!
(picture from designboom)
(picture from designboom)Congratulations to Studio22!!! Their works was selected in the 2007 Tokyo Designers Week and sell on line now.
Two of my friends, yiting cheng & sean yu, they hold a studio in Taipei which is focus on the design by the common material - "concrete." What surprise to people is they made it into "Rings." However, this special combination keeps catching our attentions. "Structure, Roughness, and Youth" are what I can feel about. They come from the possibililties of concrete and also touch a little bit Dr. Martens' spirit I think.
I do believe they are giving this old material a new life.
Further info:
Fresh News on Designboom blog
Studio22 current blog
星期日, 10月 28, 2007
Congratulations to Eric Burns! Best Student work! Safey Product First Place
Eric Burns
A great work from my best friend - Eric who did put kind and open-minded ideas into his works. Especially this piece "Color Guard-Malaria Protection re-imagined", it achieved a unbelieveable stage through INDEX, Business Week, and so on.
The Project Brief : Color Guard mosquito bed net
Color Guard mosquito bed net is the first bed net that has a double-layer that prevents mosquitos from biting through the net. Also, each net is dyed a custom color by its owner with a colored insecticide that impregnates the fibers of the net. It is safe to humans but kills mosquitoes on contact. This huge project was only possible by the efforts of my teammates.
Check out the public web album of it HERE
星期六, 8月 25, 2007
Lee Broom
This designer has a special taste of style. I briefly review his background and found out he was inspired by Vivian Westwood in young age. What an interesting history he has.
This chair catches my eye cause of another project GGN(one CGU undergraduate student) did last semester. They both used the elements of "tradition" and "lighting."And most beautiful point is the traditional form of furniture combines the impact of lighting. They gave me a chance to explore the possiblilty of creating through the old memories and familiar forms.
星期四, 4月 12, 2007
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Inspiring Industrial Designer Brothers
隨著早上清爽的陽光，把在福客多買的全麥麵包放進我的byobag裡，一如往常的心情平靜，怎知隨手拿起的這期ppaper vol.41中，介紹著那麼驚人的工業設計師兄弟，Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec，是這麼一段節錄的文字，讓我精神為之一振 -
『在這些單一而且概念清楚的物件裡，我們才能回到產品最剛開始被製造的初衷，而非後來經過加工概念的商品。』
我打從心理起雞皮疙瘩，(這早晨也太震撼了)，於是我細細品嚐他們每一個作品以及有趣的對談，只是短短的半個小時，我看到的是一種堅持原創的精神、以及對產品保有赤子之心。Project『Algues』是最讓我印象深刻的產品，一種強烈的原始精神與大量生產的結合，產生了一個圍繞在使用者、產品、空間之間三角關係，這樣的創意點出了『Industrial Design』的可能性，而不只是產品設計。
Algues are at one and the same time interior design components and decorative elements. Reminiscent of plants, the plastic elements can be linked together to form web-like textures - from light curtains to opaque, thick room dividers.
Material: injection-moulded plastic.
Conversation
你們能談談創意的過程嗎？你們如何工作？
R&E：事實上，設計就像烹飪。這種神奇力量太過複雜，以致於我們無法用科學或有系統地規則去描述一個物件或一個案子。設計並沒有規則。有些想法來得非常快而且自然，有些則需要經過一些長時間的思考。
你怎麼看待亞洲設計的未來？
R&E：這很難說。或許不管我們怎麼說都可能會太過於批評。
能給任何想要成為設計師的人一些建議嗎？
R&E：真誠。試著為業界設計產品，但剛開始不要有業界的專業知識，這樣你才能跨過那個產業的邊界。試著把焦點放在一個目標上，並且摒除你知識的限制，擴大可能性的侷限。
Originality設計師的價值在保有科技的突破與人對物的感受，如何拿捏其中的平衡，對我來說就像first times first書中提到的人四大潛力的平衡，也就是自覺、良知、執行力、創造力。而我認為R & E作得恰到好處。
不盲目的跟隨，得先有對任何事物展開好奇的野心；不隨波逐流，得有對理念的堅定，這個早晨，我又大開眼界一次。
星期四, 2月 01, 2007
Herry Sze's Portfolio
My bro , Herry, lives in LA.
He is a social guy who can make friend easily. However, he helps me a lot when I studied in Art Center. I remember two important final presentations he helped me out setting up.
His work gets protential market in China which might not be so successful in a detailed way but definitely nice in the style.
星期六, 7月 29, 2006
Great News about Adobe Competition 2006
My friend Howard ( Howard Hao-an Tsai) got the first prize of Motion Grapic.
Congratulations!!!
A intern in adobe and 5000 usd award... man that's great.
I am proud of you!!!His work is named "Hungry Planet"
Objective: (copy from Offical Adobe Website)
I wanted to use the visual language of organic food to challenge organic food consumers to rethink, "What if there were a world without genetic modified food?" and to acknowledge a long-forgotten hero, Dr. Norman Borlaug. The project uses all the woodcut illustration done by myself as a graphic design major student. The concept/irony is conveyed subtly in a fun and storytelling way.
Check it out!
http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/winners/2006/tsai.html
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