Video Reflection Week 6 16-4-10 Desmond Yiu 3255638
This weeks video is about Philippe Starck and his search for design talent in the UK. Scary as it is, this weeks video reminded me of my studio experience here at UNSW.
Philippe Starck seems to be an interesting man. His European style is intriguing along with his quirky personality. From the start he said some inspiring things.
“you don’t make good design if you speak about the design, you make good design if you speak about life, sex, flesh, sweat.”
This seems to be a nice quote. It reminded me to not get caught up in the design, but to think about it and look around. Relate it to life and the big picture.
Starck then made a great comment about the military truck.
“only vehicle with the elegance of intelligence, because it isn’t driven by marketing, just driven by function”
I had never thought of a military truck being great or intelligent. Perhaps i was blinded by marketing. The military truck is a great design if you think about it. Transporting the maximum amount of people with the vehicle with the least amount of waste. It was designed for a single purpose and it served this purpose flawlessly.
The next quote that moved me was when a design student was talking about garden gloves.
“symbol of ecological thinking by growing by yourself”.
I had never really thought that gardening gloves would encourage ecological behaviour or affect it. By growing your own vegetables you are saving on transport costs and helping the environment!
But i really think the main point was to realise the story behind the product. To find out about why it was made and the theory behind it. A main part was also to find out the end of the story, where the product goes. By realising these things in existing products we can design for life; design knowing where the product will go in the end.
