Comments on: Orishiki Spectacle Case by Naoki Kawamoto

By: Felix

Felix — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:39:11 +0000

the 'labour' would be a fun part of using the object to some

and when the case is not being used it folds flat which would be useful for storage

I'd be slightly worried the magnets weren't enough to keep the case together and so your expensive glasses could be squashed if you sat on the case. but maybe the orientation of the pieces keeps it strong

it also looks kind of small, you could fit slim rectangular glasses in there but what about large aviator sunglasses and the like?

By: fakesartorialis

fakesartorialis — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:27:00 +0000

Ingenious. I only hope that this would survive a sitting-crush test, seems like it might.

By: angry catalan

angry catalan — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:18:04 +0000

It is nice, and being flat-pack is an advantage, but the point of furoshiki is flexibility. You can tie a furoshiki in countless ways, while this is only a case for your glasses. Furoshiki is also something very simple (an oversized handkerchief), while this is maybe a bit too complicated for something so simple. Although being completely flat is very convenient for production, transportation and storage.

However the article seems to imply the actual design is a production process which lets you produce flat surfaces composed of hinged triangles, not just this particular example… who knows.

By: andie

andie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:09:38 +0000

nice design and great silhouette but it would be labor intensive to open and fold it back （in comparison with the easy one step regular glasses case)

By: rjc

rjc — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:24:10 +0000

http://www.heatherwick.com/twisted-cabinet/