Comments on: Snap Chair by Karim Rashid

By: TUIJA

TUIJA — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:15:25 +0000

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By: Kris Adams

Kris Adams — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:09:36 +0000

I agree with dsgnr, Rashid is, if anything, nothing more than a shape-shifter. He is in my opinion still far too involved in the visual aspect of design and really not as much with that which underpins this last and incredibly thin skin of a ‘design’.

I remember liking only one design of Rashid’s designs (I forget which one and why) although the idea made me feel a bit wrong inside. He just seems very intent on spewing out his ideas into the world more out of ego than any real sense of adding to any cause, sensibilties or awareness.

Generally from what I can gather quite a few people from the ‘design community’ (lots of busy’s on design boards like this) really dislike him and again with this project, whilst he has probably tried hard to do something valid (recycling), he’s just making things worse.

I’d like to question whether this guys designs are even valid but maybe that’s taking things a step too far.

Big love x

By: dsgnr

dsgnr — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:45:07 +0000

what’s so brilliant about the idea of using recycled plastic? Is certainly a great thing, but is not really an “idea”, in fact Rashid’s work is hardly based in ideas, only banal shapes and a bit of pink. I’m sick and tired of people calling this crap design.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:13:33 +0000

great concept, awful form

By: An idea

An idea — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:15:48 +0000

i think the shape and form of the metal frame is very elegant, shame you have to hide it with the plastic component