Comments on: Brickchair by Pepe Heykoop

By: Frever t.

Frever t. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:47:18 +0000

Every time i come here I am not dissapointed, nice post

By: RIC.

RIC. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:20:16 +0000

Its not a good sign if a project needs so much explanation and metaphorical talking to make it seem like a piece of art.

His statement is simple and straight to the point! him interpreting a drawing made by James Gulliver Hancock.
would more see it as an expressive, visual piece like a first rough sketch on paper.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:17:27 +0000

I’m amazed so little people see the artistic value of this chair. I think it works as a piece of art, or a statement, though I either would have liked a bit more of an explanation by the designer (what does it represent to him?) or none at all, and let the piece do the talking.

I can read elements of Cubism, Memphis and De Stijl into it, but represented by a child’s toy building blocks it puts those movements in an interesting perspective. Artists look at the world with wonder and translate it with a mix of intuition and intellectual deliberation into their art. They are, in a way, children with building blocks, building what they see through the filter of their artistic interpretation with the tools that are handed to them. One could even state that by the very act of being artists, they themselves become building blocks of the chair that seats society.

So I think this chair is definitely a legitimate artistic exercise. I don’t think anybody can deny the integrity with which it was made and I think integrity is the only condition for art. What it becomes after that is a matter of individual interpretation: can you create a story around the piece that resonates with you. Apparently, many of you could not.

By: RIC.

RIC. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:02:50 +0000

HE GOT HIS INSPIRATION FROM THE ILLUSTRATIONS WITH THE TITLE: ALL THE CHAIRS I SAT ON. SEEMS QUIT FUNCTIONAL TO ME!

TO ME ITS MORE OF A SIMPLE AND QUICK INTERPRETATION OF A DRAWING SOMEBODY ELSE MADE.

HEEE James Gulliver Hancock LOVE YOUR WORK!
MAYBE YOU SHOULD MAKE A DRAWING AGAIN OF PEPEs CHAIR!…..
OR IS THIS ONE IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT ON? HAHAHA

By: Azm

Azm — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:30:51 +0000

Just a nice white cushion on it will make it comfy!!

@ when you refer to it as a ‘Chair’ function is the primary issue, so maybe if it is refered as art then the comments could have been different.

By: amsam

amsam — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:30:39 +0000

I think it’s cute. What concerns me most is that neither of the photos show the seat portion. The omission is too easily interpreted as cowardice on the part of the designer to show the jagged blocks where a tush should be– or an otherwise unsolved aspect of the design (maybe it’s smooth, and doesn’t look good?) If we are to be asked to appreciate a chair we can’t sit in, at very least we should be able to look at it from more than one angle!

By: JL

JL — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:21:01 +0000

Why is the comfort of this chair even being discussed? It is a piece of art- enjoy.

By: EINDHOVEN

EINDHOVEN — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:00:59 +0000

ps: you should have made an animation how illustration was transformed into 3d……because the viewer (instead of the user) does not get any inside why you made certain choices. In ways of using the blocks and glue and why you did not make a soft seat as shown in the illustration. seems like stitches to me ????

By: EINDHOVEN

EINDHOVEN — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:51:53 +0000

Visually nice (not much more differently than the illustratio)
but conceptually its very weak.

This should have been the very first conceptual try out in the whole process of this projects. Definitely not the end result. With a lot more work and creativity it could become someting.

Good luck

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:01:37 +0000

p.s. I’m not actually trying to argue that this is good, bad, or otherwise. Subjective statements like that, especially about pieces like this, really don’t create worthwhile discussion. Perhaps Dezeen isn’t the place for anything beyond subjective judgment. You tell me.