Comments on: Offcut and Slab stools by Tom Dixon http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Denis http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-812012 Denis Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:26:41 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/#comment-812012 Shelves look like hospital furniture... Shelves look like hospital furniture…

]]> By: LTDesign http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-292832 LTDesign Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:29:08 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/#comment-292832 @mikaël If you look up any English woodwork / timber resource you will find the 'living edge' you describe called waney edge, which is the common name in the UK. @mikaël

If you look up any English woodwork / timber resource you will find the ‘living edge’ you describe called waney edge, which is the common name in the UK.

]]> By: PJ http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-292730 PJ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:38:10 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/#comment-292730 Prof Z, can you stop yours pretentious comments ? "lesson of design for young designers by a UK genius designer" Those stools are not impressive on any points, they are, that's it. Is it the right lesson ? Prof Z, can you stop yours pretentious comments ?
“lesson of design for young designers by a UK genius designer”
Those stools are not impressive on any points, they are, that’s it. Is it the right lesson ?

]]> By: dsgngurunyc http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-291423 dsgngurunyc Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:25:31 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/#comment-291423 Is it just me or has Tom Dixon's design become clumsier of late? I understand his utilitarian ideal but the proportions just don't seem to work. The screw and spot tables have an imbalance and not in a good way, and the beat lights are just too light and look cheap as soon as they get a few knocks. Somehow , too these slab stools just don't have the right weight or proportion. They have no greater appeal than anything available in Ikea or Target. His pressed glass lights however are pure and simple, well designed pieces. Is it just me or has Tom Dixon’s design become clumsier of late? I understand his utilitarian ideal but the proportions just don’t seem to work. The screw and spot tables have an imbalance and not in a good way, and the beat lights are just too light
and look cheap as soon as they get a few knocks.
Somehow , too these slab stools just don’t have the right weight or proportion. They have no greater appeal than anything available in Ikea or Target. His pressed glass lights however are pure and simple, well designed pieces.

]]> By: mikaël http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-291121 mikaël Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:18:15 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/09/offcut-and-slab-stools-by-tom-dixon/#comment-291121 nice , the look , especially the joinery has a chinese flavour. When sapwood is used in furniture design, it's called free edge , living edge and sometimes even raw edge, but now, cuz he's better then the rest of us, he's callin' it The ‘wayney’ edge. nice , the look , especially the joinery has a chinese flavour. When sapwood is used in furniture design, it’s called free edge , living edge and sometimes even raw edge, but now, cuz he’s better then the rest of us, he’s callin’ it The ‘wayney’ edge.

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