Comments on: Stephen Johnson at Mint http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eloise http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/comment-page-1/#comment-63389 Eloise Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:47:59 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/#comment-63389 I see this as conceptual art that isn't very strong considering we are 8o years post-Duchamp. Johnson is just piecing together other's work- love it or leave it, someone else made the forms- It isn't that interesting to present the idea of the ready-made in 2007... I'm much more interested in designers who can show an idea, as well as a form. That is tension. This is kraft-store highstreet. Boring. Hollow. There are so many new tools for designers to engage with form again, while making a conceptual product- to not do so is just lazy.. I see this as conceptual art that isn’t very strong considering we are 8o years post-Duchamp. Johnson is just piecing together other’s work- love it or leave it, someone else made the forms- It isn’t that interesting to present the idea of the ready-made in 2007…

I’m much more interested in designers who can show an idea, as well as a form. That is tension. This is kraft-store highstreet. Boring. Hollow. There are so many new tools for designers to engage with form again, while making a conceptual product- to not do so is just lazy..

]]> By: Musser http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/comment-page-1/#comment-62318 Musser Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:05:13 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/#comment-62318 Surprisingly, I'm attracted to these. Surprisingly, I’m attracted to these.

]]> By: Nuno http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/comment-page-1/#comment-62111 Nuno Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:23:23 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/07/stephen-johnson-at-mint/#comment-62111 cool. i dig... i guess cool. i dig… i guess

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