Comments on: The Long Drop by Studio Glithero

By: *matt

*matt — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:52:38 +0000

Maybe calling it a table does make it design.
good question…
Duchamp

there is a creative process in Design and Art
my guess is what makes something more design is research into utilitarianism and mass production within the process,
whereas art is investigating and communicating any ideas or emotions to an audience

I would say this is a piece of art or performance investigating and communicating ideas about design.

By: g

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:49:39 +0000

Design has broadened itself to visualization, performance, story telling, experiment, etc. That doesn’t make it art. It has a clear platform, search and mission. It’s telling you about design, creation and designing in a very poetic way.

By: g

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:29:06 +0000

i like it! It might be just a story yet, but it makes me curious enough to follow how it continues. very nice and fresh point of view

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:58:31 +0000

Thanks B, i see what you mean. however i dont know what you’re implying now about them not wanting to be designers? I know a few of the designers that exhibited at Craft Punk, and they all seem happy and obsessive about designing, even from before their graduation. they are just as dedicated and focused as a furniture designer that relies on industrial manufacturing. Do you think that craft punk is inspired by complacency and half-heartedness? or could it be a more romantic and humble approach to designing, and one that doesn’t rely on mass manufacturing which could be considered a cause for concern with today’s ecological and financial problems? or are you arguing your point from a position of aesthetic snobbery that demands ‘perfect’ production?

By: jlen

jlen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:45:08 +0000

So what makes it design and not sculpture or performance art?

Calling it a table?

I’m still missing the point…