Comments on: Surreal Minimalism by David Pompa

By: Peter Knights

Peter Knights — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:36:45 +0000

It’s stunning, absolutely stunning. I want it all, office or no office, it’s clever and witty. Not a shape is wasted, not one angle in the wrong place. Phew. Love it.

By: some guy

some guy — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:19:20 +0000

now now kids – talk about judge a book by its cover.
What david set out to do has been realised.
Sure I would not have it in my home…but that was not the idea. Do I like it ? who cares! and again misses the point
What these neg. comments show is that “we” get nasty and or cross when we cannot/wont/dont understand.
No I would not care to learn about making ice cream.
(well not right now anyway)
But I am glad some do.
So go ahead do do do

By: Tess

Tess — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:45:09 +0000

I LOVE it!! Design with a sense of humor – designers frequently take themselves way too seriously. VIVE LE SURREALISME!

By: ACP

ACP — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:40:59 +0000

i hate it, i love it, i kind of dont know!
the combination of colors is strangely new, the shapes are eclectic and the concept is great. the are needs in our society and i can see this project going into the right direction. surprised to see this young designer in the next years and would like to see more of his work. thank you dezeen for this refreshing projects.

By: thekeybunch

thekeybunch — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:09:19 +0000

These look cool in places like clubs and pubs, definitely not for homes.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:13:10 +0000

I agree,too many simply “I dont like” negative comments.
Everybody cannot like everything-thats a good thing!. There is definately bad furniture out there. Keep in mind that this collection will most likly not be mass produced and seen everywhere. How many of us fall asleep in offices and business spaces due to the completley dreary, boring utilitarian aspect of the envirnment? I realize some of the proportions look a little confining but come on, if I see another pair of Barcelona chairs facing each other in a lobby passing themselves off as good design, I will hurl.

By: david pompa

david pompa — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:10:15 +0000

it is strange to see so many unsubstantial negative comments, i think especially young designers could benefit a lot from productive comments.

i started this project with rethinking the concept of interaction and the consequences. design is to often minimised to function and we underrate the affective-effect on people. i made a survey and asked 100people about where they feel creative and i got umpteen answers but nobody said “in my office”. this was my startingpoint to think about interaction between office furniture and humans.

many office chairs we face in real life look and work almost the same. my theory is bringing elements like “to swinging”(legs), “sitting on the ground”(brids), “writing on the chair”(red pice), “privacy in public”(green piece) or “to lie”(blue-salmon piece) into the office. this might not be a direct provoke to be more creative, but it is a startingpoint to get away of the stereotypical situation between office chairs and tables and humans.

as further explanation and to avoid more misunderstandings… this objects are not meant to be comfortable, aesthetic, or usable furniture. the objects are symbols to question the stereotypical situation many people face in their office enviroment. there is no intention of putting these objects into an office enviroment and i am still at the beginning of their design process.

By: Xit

Xit — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:25:51 +0000

@Zuy

Pharrell did a better job than Pompa surprisingly, slightly better proportioning

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:27:02 +0000

Hayon gone wrong

By: Fbot

Fbot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:21:42 +0000

What was he thinking?