Comments on: Asimov's First Law scales by Alice Wang http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Will http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/comment-page-1/#comment-180555 Will Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:21:59 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/#comment-180555 Well the design has served its purpose you all wrote and vented your opinions. Regardless of its worthiness in relation to the real problems that face the design industry and the eternal deluge of crap that is being made. I think this may have connected with you in more ways than most products today do. Well the design has served its purpose you all wrote and vented your opinions. Regardless of its worthiness in relation to the real problems that face the design industry and the eternal deluge of crap that is being made. I think this may have connected with you in more ways than most products today do.

]]> By: mike http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/comment-page-1/#comment-96054 mike Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:00:09 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/#comment-96054 I think Jodi's being a bit harsh. Objects like these are meant to provoke new thinking, new perspective. You dont have to agree with what Alice has presented, but no need for harsh critisms like such. harsh critisms just shows your narrow-mindedness. I think Jodi’s being a bit harsh. Objects like these are meant to provoke new thinking, new perspective. You dont have to agree with what Alice has presented, but no need for harsh critisms like such. harsh critisms just shows your narrow-mindedness.

]]> By: Jodi http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/comment-page-1/#comment-95142 Jodi Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:14:12 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/#comment-95142 Hi Jo, It was a bit of a rant, wasn't it?! But I still stand by what I wrote. I do think it is a waste of time and I do not find the work interesting. But having said that, I am not saying she will do anything great in the future! And I certainly would not want to compare her work to that of Marc Newson, or his latter career moves - and for the record I agree with you about him. And I am with you, I would choose most things over the bankruptcy of intellect and imagination represented by marble shelves and tables and wooden crates and I could go on.... I am a real lover of concepts, sometimes they are more impressive than the final results... Perhaps I was a bit hard on Alice, for that I am sorry - but don't you think criticism should be applauded? .. there is not enough of it, to my mind in this industry... Perhaps that is why some of these bigger named designers get away with turning out poor examples of work... Hi Jo,

It was a bit of a rant, wasn’t it?! But I still stand by what I wrote. I do think it is a waste of time and I do not find the work interesting. But having said that, I am not saying she will do anything great in the future! And I certainly would not want to compare her work to that of Marc Newson, or his latter career moves – and for the record I agree with you about him. And I am with you, I would choose most things over the bankruptcy of intellect and imagination represented by marble shelves and tables and wooden crates and I could go on…. I am a real lover of concepts, sometimes they are more impressive than the final results… Perhaps I was a bit hard on Alice, for that I am sorry – but don’t you think criticism should be applauded? .. there is not enough of it, to my mind in this industry… Perhaps that is why some of these bigger named designers get away with turning out poor examples of work…

]]> By: Chris http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/comment-page-1/#comment-95054 Chris Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:33:17 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/#comment-95054 I never get products like these. The wierd blurring of the already misty line between art and design. Products that don't really work but make statements - not my thing, but fair play to someone that gets paid for stuff like this. At least it makes you think a bit. I love Asimovs books and find him to be an inspiration to me through his forward thinking - but these products are not worthy of the association with the man. It is a tenuous link to the First Law at best. But what do I know - art is totally subjective. I never get products like these. The wierd blurring of the already misty line between art and design. Products that don’t really work but make statements – not my thing, but fair play to someone that gets paid for stuff like this. At least it makes you think a bit.

I love Asimovs books and find him to be an inspiration to me through his forward thinking – but these products are not worthy of the association with the man. It is a tenuous link to the First Law at best.

But what do I know – art is totally subjective.

]]> By: jo white http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/comment-page-1/#comment-94857 jo white Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/02/asimovs-first-law-scales-by-alice-wang/#comment-94857 hi jodi, shame on you for choosing such a soft target. why do you give this designer such a hard time for daring to think differently when there are so many outrageous crimes against design and intelligence elsewhere on this blog? why does she have to get it 100% right at the beginning of her career, yet newson gets away with getting it 100% wrong at this late stage of his? he should know better and she couldn't know better. chill. i'd choose the conceptual imperfection of these scales over the bankruptcy of intellect and imagination represented by marble shelves and tables any day! jo hi jodi,

shame on you for choosing such a soft target. why do you give this designer such a hard time for daring to think differently when there are so many outrageous crimes against design and intelligence elsewhere on this blog?

why does she have to get it 100% right at the beginning of her career, yet newson gets away with getting it 100% wrong at this late stage of his?

he should know better and she couldn’t know better. chill.

i’d choose the conceptual imperfection of these scales over the bankruptcy of intellect and imagination represented by marble shelves and tables any day!

jo

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