Comments on: Stack by Shay Alkalay

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:01:54 +0000

J: I was being sarcastic, but it is easy to get bored of novelty items that exist with the only purpose of creating a ten-second reaction, and end up never being used because they’re either impractical or fictionnal. The web is full of them.

However, I think the line you draw between art and design has been proven to be a bit more blurry than what you suggest.

Agreed on the comment about choice, quality and cost, though.

By: J

Sun, 04 May 2008 12:01:58 +0000

I saw the Stack on television and i must say it’s more convincing when you see it in use. It’s incredible to see how only one drawer is moving and the rest remains on it’s place. Very well done.

And Fred, design is not art and art is not design. Design is made for use. Always and ever. That’s why designers who call themselve artist are bad designers.

And i get bored about people whining about ‘rich stuff’ and so on. Yes, this drawer is more expensive than Ikea drawers, but once you bought this one you’ll never get ridd of it, because it’s a special drawer. So in stead of buying 50 cheap ass drawers from ikea you can buy this one. That’s a choice you can make.

By: miki

miki — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:37:49 +0000

I can buy the concept and the colour coordination. Well done!

By: GDR

GDR — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:01:26 +0000

Lyon, the top drawer clearly has an open top, making it more bin than drawer. Look at the perspective.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:22:50 +0000

Who says you have to use it ?

Isn’t this meant as a conversation piece ? Which sure works, look at us conversing about it.

design is art , art is design, etc

By: lyons

lyons — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:54:23 +0000

how do you put stuff in and get stuff out of the top drawers?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:33:35 +0000

glad to hear your opinion amsam
i just dont see this as very funstional at all. it looks cool, sure, but works ‘like ass’

By: Bonzo

Bonzo — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:29:58 +0000

Looks so very nineties. Bad colours. Looks like a “funky” proposal for a south london affordable housing block. But, hey! It’s for a rich persons living room – who’s have guessed?

By: amsam

amsam — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:33:54 +0000

Great idea Chris, except that it would look like ass instead of looking awesome, as it does now.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:34:59 +0000

Interesting concept but poorly executed I think.
I am surprised that longer drawers were not used at the base, gradually getting shorter toward the top – thus facilitating wider opening and improving stability. I think this is a simple but still elegant solution.