Comments on: Brodie Neill at Covent Garden Super Design

By: Kenneth Smythe/Yaheba

Kenneth Smythe/Yaheba — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:57:57 +0000

“Your comment is awaiting moderation” could be more communicatively definitive.
How about: “Your comment is awaiting temporization.” or “Your comment is awaiting critical confirmation.”

Too-dle-oo

By: Kenneth Smythe/Yaheba

Kenneth Smythe/Yaheba — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:52:24 +0000

Waste does not seem to be a concern for many of todays celebrity designers. Image is everything. Attention getting investment grade ‘BLING’ is the goal. The designs are created as ‘CRITICS LURES’. Novelty for a clientele with a short visual attention span. What has happened to focusing on the ‘SYMBOLIC’ and ‘PHYSICAL’ function of a design without sacrificing its aesthetic value.

The ‘CINDERELLA’ table is an extreme example of the above criticisms . The @ chair, (my title for the chair- Approaching Mobius), by Brodie Neill and his Pop table,(my title for the table-Taffy Table), are also examples.

Vacant virtuosity and facile complexity are ‘IN’.

By: zuy

zuy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:07:58 +0000

Brodie Neill is not a follower of Zara but it’s quite difficult because all what i will design will be considered as Zara’s works

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:43:37 +0000

Yeah, reminded me of Zaha too but then this kind of stuff is everywhere. Come on, be designers, be professionals, create something with a function. Otherwise, do whatever but don’t then call yourselves designers. Designers should serve the audience and solve problems. And don’t rip us off!

By: teebag

teebag — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:34:40 +0000

Sorry to say but that turquoise table is totally a Zaha rip-off

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:37:19 +0000

Very cool technique, not keen on the shapes, everybody does these same shapes these days, I’m bored.

By: designer

designer — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:20:38 +0000

havent i seen this before? the patchwork lamp that was featured some time ago uses the same princible..

By: pacharan

pacharan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:43:44 +0000

the multilayered effect is so great.
i wonder if Paul Smith will include it in his shops.

By: mateussz

mateussz — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:04:20 +0000

I agree. is a functional piece. Serves as art, furniture (chair, chaise, bank, garden), … The “law” today is that the interactivity that we seek with the materials.
Cool!

By: sam

sam — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:02 +0000

laminated chaise longue/sculpture is so beautiful, reminds me of the floor in my old school’s gymnasium. Does anyone know how much it is… would love to get my hands on one.