Comments on: Design Real at the Serpentine Gallery http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:02:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charles E. Flynn http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-356793 Charles E. Flynn Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:55:33 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-356793 The story about the 3M Speedglas 9100 welding helmet is at: http://ergonomidesign.com/Default.aspx?ID=54 The story about the 3M Speedglas 9100 welding helmet is at:

http://ergonomidesign.com/Default.aspx?ID=54

]]> By: jan http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-345989 jan Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:46:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-345989 wouw, Lloveit thats'a beautifuly something new! It must look awesome inside the serpentine. I love that '70th future being now. ..it makes the present a bit more funny ;) wouw,
Lloveit

thats’a beautifuly something new!
It must look awesome inside the serpentine.

I love that ‘70th future being now.
..it makes the present a bit more funny ;)

]]> By: Zampik http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-345331 Zampik Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:42 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-345331 WOW! I want to see this exhibition in person. WOW! I want to see this exhibition in person.

]]> By: david h http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-344655 david h Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:46:28 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-344655 ...oh no not another 'here's my collection of favourite things' supernormal style. The objects on show appear to be, almost without exception, extremely unattractive and over-styled but then Grcic is a master style-munger himself. Let's hope that this doesn't dampen the Serpentine's commendable and exciting ambition towards showing design. …oh no not another ‘here’s my collection of favourite things’ supernormal style. The objects on show appear to be, almost without exception, extremely unattractive and over-styled but then Grcic is a master style-munger himself. Let’s hope that this doesn’t dampen the Serpentine’s commendable and exciting ambition towards showing design.

]]> By: Anna Romboli http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-344578 Anna Romboli Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:20:07 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-344578 The Speedglas weldign shield is designed by Ergonomidesign on comission by 3M, read the facinating story on the web. The Speedglas weldign shield is designed by Ergonomidesign on comission by 3M, read the facinating story on the web.

]]> By: Jo http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/24/design-real-at-the-serpentine-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-344461 Jo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:43:25 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=53121#comment-344461 Konstantin is a fantastic designer. But what's 'real' about this -- the fact that everything can be bought in a shop? That 'real' design can only exist in relation to the marketplace? Please. This seems pointless to me. Nice. But pointless. If it's a celebration of the genuine, authentic and 'real', why show it in an art gallery, isn't that a little disingenuous? Hi-design has always flirted with it's less glamorous relatives in the hope that some 'authenticity' will rub off -- just look at supernormal a couple of years ago -- but really, do we need another example of it. It's the 21c, we are faced with unbelievably complex challenges, isn't this a rather limited and reactionary idea of what design is, or could be -- something we know already, and have known since the 1950s? Shouldn't design be facing the future and engaging with the scary unknown rather than retreating into a romantic and cosy embrace of all that is straightforward, solid, easy and neat. We have heard and seen this before and we get it, can we please move on now? The exhibition does look very nicely designed though ; ) Konstantin is a fantastic designer. But what’s ‘real’ about this — the fact that everything can be bought in a shop? That ‘real’ design can only exist in relation to the marketplace? Please. This seems pointless to me. Nice. But pointless. If it’s a celebration of the genuine, authentic and ‘real’, why show it in an art gallery, isn’t that a little disingenuous? Hi-design has always flirted with it’s less glamorous relatives in the hope that some ‘authenticity’ will rub off — just look at supernormal a couple of years ago — but really, do we need another example of it. It’s the 21c, we are faced with unbelievably complex challenges, isn’t this a rather limited and reactionary idea of what design is, or could be — something we know already, and have known since the 1950s? Shouldn’t design be facing the future and engaging with the scary unknown rather than retreating into a romantic and cosy embrace of all that is straightforward, solid, easy and neat. We have heard and seen this before and we get it, can we please move on now?

The exhibition does look very nicely designed though ; )

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