Comments on: Plicate by Benjamin Hubert for NAVA http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1017667 Guest Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:57:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=261557#comment-1017667 I agree it is original but that doesn't make something good. I like the concept, I just believe it could have been executed a tad better, addressing the main function of a watch... to tell the time quickly and accurately. For me it doesn't do that. As for the strap, firstly (I may be wrong with this first statement) I reckon it wouldn't last as long as a conventional strap. Plus with a conventional strap there are only 2 layers of material, with this there are 3. So it isn't as smooth or as nice both visually and functionally as a conventional watch. It looks bulky and awkward, although it does create a nice silhouette when off, but why is that important? I also feel a conventional strap is more secure, for example if someone were to brush across you as you're leaving a busy underground station it can easily be unclipped, if at the right angle (yes it is an extreme but these things should be accounted for and do happen). This would never happen with a regular strap/fixing. And yes it may be quicker to alter/remove it but how often do you do that? It is also in no way coherent with the rest of the design, there is too much going on. It would work better if the strap was simple. It's too busy as a result - everything has been turned into a detail. But just my opinion. I do like many of his pieces. PS: I was wondering if anyone knew a good furniture/product design forum? Been looking for a decent one for a long time. Dezeen Forum would be a great idea. I agree it is original but that doesn’t make something good. I like the concept, I just believe it could have been executed a tad better, addressing the main function of a watch… to tell the time quickly and accurately. For me it doesn’t do that.

As for the strap, firstly (I may be wrong with this first statement) I reckon it wouldn’t last as long as a conventional strap. Plus with a conventional strap there are only 2 layers of material, with this there are 3. So it isn’t as smooth or as nice both visually and functionally as a conventional watch. It looks bulky and awkward, although it does create a nice silhouette when off, but why is that important?

I also feel a conventional strap is more secure, for example if someone were to brush across you as you’re leaving a busy underground station it can easily be unclipped, if at the right angle (yes it is an extreme but these things should be accounted for and do happen). This would never happen with a regular strap/fixing.

And yes it may be quicker to alter/remove it but how often do you do that? It is also in no way coherent with the rest of the design, there is too much going on. It would work better if the strap was simple. It’s too busy as a result – everything has been turned into a detail. But just my opinion. I do like many of his pieces.

PS: I was wondering if anyone knew a good furniture/product design forum? Been looking for a decent one for a long time. Dezeen Forum would be a great idea.

]]> By: sebastian http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1017612 sebastian Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:49:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=261557#comment-1017612 Very original piece, well detailed too. Why is the festival fixing silly? Isn't it just another method of fixing two elements together in a functional and secure manner? Very original piece, well detailed too. Why is the festival fixing silly? Isn’t it just another method of fixing two elements together in a functional and secure manner?

]]> By: RJR http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1017597 RJR Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:18:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=261557#comment-1017597 Same same, but different. Both nice in their own ways. <a href="http://www.workshopped.com.au/shop/product.asp?pid=12&CID=4" rel="nofollow">http://www.workshopped.com.au/shop/product.asp?pi...</a> Same same, but different. Both nice in their own ways. http://www.workshopped.com.au/shop/product.asp?pi…

]]> By: Guest http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1017356 Guest Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:45:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=261557#comment-1017356 Would have been better if the facets were different depths or maybe some slight colour to indicate where the numbers/hours were exactly. It is so much harder to read than it needs to be, not good (in my opinion). Plus I think the 'festival' fixing method is silly, too thick, unnecessary, looks tacky and like design for the sake of design. Not my favourite Hubert piece, but the new chairs are great. Would have been better if the facets were different depths or maybe some slight colour to indicate where the numbers/hours were exactly. It is so much harder to read than it needs to be, not good (in my opinion). Plus I think the ‘festival’ fixing method is silly, too thick, unnecessary, looks tacky and like design for the sake of design.

Not my favourite Hubert piece, but the new chairs are great.

]]> By: sara http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/01/plicate-benjamin-hubert-nava-dezeen-watch-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1017231 sara Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:19:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=261557#comment-1017231 It is so nice to see the concept sketches for this watch. Too often process is left out, well done! It is so nice to see the concept sketches for this watch. Too often process is left out, well done!

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