Comments on: Something Fishy by Róshildur Jónsdóttir

By: san_designz

san_designz — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:57:41 +0000

the attempt of reestablishing emotional binding with objects (last paragraph of description) is a great idea!
also in terms of aestethics the project is very strong, pointing towards a style which goes beyond terms like fluidity and such. reminds me of hernans interest in the grotesque…
but undoubtfully the best is memorexes comment: “everything and anything on its way to the trash was potentially a goldmine for entertainment.” almost poetic and so refreshingly contrasting to the western consumer-oriented lifestyle

By: Petra Kara

Petra Kara — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:40:07 +0000

this is wow…amazing…:)

By: xtiaan

xtiaan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:10:14 +0000

I really want to like it, but i dont

By: the memorexe

the memorexe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:42:15 +0000

I want one!
How brilliant is this?
Reminds me of my childhood in Nigeria–everything and anything on its way to the trash was potentially a goldmine for entertainment.

By: Luxury Larry

Luxury Larry — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:30:27 +0000

I can just start collecting the bones from my fishy dinner!

By: choadbag

choadbag — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:24:03 +0000

this is such a fantastic idea!
although i can imagine it not being that safe for kids….
but nevermind, sell them to adults!
i really like that elephant

looks a bit Zaha, come to think of it….

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:47:06 +0000

This is fantastic. It has a unique feeling completely scandinavian. There is a great sense of historic, natural and nostalgic pride amongst these people. I agree that toys have entirely lost their value in our lifetime. They are empty shells made so horribly toxic and cheap. The idea of using something that was once living, provided substance, and life to us is a profound statement.

What price can you put on the life of that fish? Not just its fillets that were packaged for consumption, but the value you put on it’s entire life. Living in a local lake, or a nearby sea to adulthood, to be caught, eaten and now imagined with. A fish’s only tangible earthly remains become the same tools to grow and feed a young child’s mind. Fantastic.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:45:41 +0000

I love it!

By: waka

waka — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:55:18 +0000

i agree – great and terrible. some nice reference to stuff children were playing with before the plastic-disney-sterile era, yet i doubt i would buy my kids one of these, yet it’s a beautiful piece of conceptual art/design.

By: Rory

Rory — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:40:53 +0000

If i was a kid i,d be wishing for lego. Sorry