Comments on: Branch Out by Studiomama for TEN

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:18:26 +0000

Chris is rad. Most people on here posting come off as angry bitches, it horrible.

By: chris jackson

chris jackson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:14:12 +0000

PS – I prefer passionate / annoyed rather than aggressive.

By: chris jackson

chris jackson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:10:57 +0000

hi mikael,

thanks for your comment – and I agree totally. My point was that the majority of comments that are posted on dezeen are negative and ill considered, in fact pointless (as much online comments are on many blogs).

I was not making unflattering assumptions about the majority visitors to the site – merely the ones that leave consistently negative comments (annonymously) or with no reference to their own work.

I have no qualms about negative comments, as I have always realised and appreciated that when designers put work out there, we are open to critque in all its forms. I emphasise that it’s the people who actually display their work who are actively engaging in this forum. If my aim was to ‘cocoon’ work, then I / we would not have the confidence to show it.

If people are prepared to leave comments, then they should also be prepared to have their comments rebuked, challenged, dismissed, etc.

Thats the point, surely? :-)

By: mikaël

mikaël — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:56:29 +0000

hey chris,
when you take your ideas out there, you should expect them to be received in ways that might not be what you would have hoped for, but still remain valid. While cocooning a project, you might loose the detachment needed to try and understand why such critics are formulated and most importantly that they are not directed at your person.
also , I’m certain you know better than to make unflattering assumptions about the visitors of this site, even the ones who do not appreciate your sende of aesthetics. If you did, it would make you come off as unconfident and aggressive. But I rest assured you probably have something more important to do with your time anyway.

my constructive (I hope) comment is: I like the process better than the result. it lacks the contrast that could make it look as interesting as it is

By: chris jackson

chris jackson — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:18:40 +0000

I hate responding to moronic comments on design, and Nina’s work speaks for itself, but

(a) to annonymous (what a surprise) these are fabricated ‘connectors’ that actually connect the ‘real’ branches. Go and try and find two arrangments of branches that are actually the same size and height, in that formation to act as a trestle. I’ll see you in about 2090.

(b) to Donald Waters – Thanks for your ill-informed opinion. Whenever we do a TEN project – we sit around a table (and skype) and pain over what the message is, how we are approaching the project and how the projects will be viewed under the banner of ‘sustainability’. The one thing we are always is sincere. What we try to do is open up conversation, and try to provide a different angle on the sustainable design argument. Oh – you could also go out and find similar branches if they were to break – rather than buying new ones – making it MORE sustainable than a similar shop-bought product.

It would be really great if people were actually constructive with comments on this site, as most people that air an opinion seem like bitter, untalented creatives, who never quite made it in the design world, so gain a feeling of self-worth criticising the work of other (talented) designers.

Maybe all of the negative commentators should post their work up somewhere, so we can all have a laugh?

rant over, as you were.