Comments on: Color Box by Henriette W. Leth for Normann Copenhagen http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/ architecture and design magazine Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Novalinnhe http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1071761 Novalinnhe Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:26:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=278241#comment-1071761 I agree with every comment made so far. I'm not sure I see the point of the designer claiming it has modular functionality if it becomes unsafe the second you start trying to play around with that aspect of it. The idea of "disguising unattractive book covers" also becomes a moot point the moment you start trying to store books that aren't the same colour as the box itself. There are actually few people who will own a pile of books which all uniformly come in rose pink, mint green, electric blue etc. Yes, this is pretty to look at - but can a bookcase that fails to carry out the basic functionality of a bookcase (i.e. to store any manner (or colour!) of book without falling over when nudged slightly) really, honestly, be called one? I agree with every comment made so far. I’m not sure I see the point of the designer claiming it has modular functionality if it becomes unsafe the second you start trying to play around with that aspect of it.

The idea of “disguising unattractive book covers” also becomes a moot point the moment you start trying to store books that aren’t the same colour as the box itself. There are actually few people who will own a pile of books which all uniformly come in rose pink, mint green, electric blue etc.

Yes, this is pretty to look at – but can a bookcase that fails to carry out the basic functionality of a bookcase (i.e. to store any manner (or colour!) of book without falling over when nudged slightly) really, honestly, be called one?

]]> By: Rob http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1069608 Rob Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:18:37 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=278241#comment-1069608 I must be missing something? I must be missing something?

]]> By: rum runner http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1069405 rum runner Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:11:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=278241#comment-1069405 There seems to be no fitting system at all. Looks like if you put a book away while you're angry, you're gonna have a mess to clean up. There seems to be no fitting system at all. Looks like if you put a book away while you’re angry, you’re gonna have a mess to clean up.

]]> By: asolitarywave http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1069164 asolitarywave Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:59:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=278241#comment-1069164 Unattractive book covers! Find a new design challenge, love, this one's not broken. Or buy some better books. Unattractive book covers! Find a new design challenge, love, this one’s not broken. Or buy some better books.

]]> By: Pluk vd Petteflet http://www.dezeen.com/2012/12/28/color-box-storage-normann-copenhagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1069037 Pluk vd Petteflet Fri, 28 Dec 2012 06:18:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=278241#comment-1069037 These modular boxes seem pretty for grey offices, but that fitting system looks very unstable to me. These modular boxes seem pretty for grey offices, but that fitting system looks very unstable to me.

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