Okay, so this isn't physically possible as shown, which is a shame, but
I've got a soft spot for these little design... is there a word for
it?... these cute little observational comedy pieces which designers
occasionally come up with.
This one is for anyone who's ever peeled a label off a
bottle of beer...
Dammit, there should be a word for these.I'm thinking of these little
pseudo-products that may or may not work, but which are really more
about observing our foibles and reflecting them back to us. The two
examples I've come across recently are this one (obviously), and the
hand-hold dog lead...
... some cute word, kinda flowery but with bite.
Tinytine.
Blossitack.
Flosstomy.
Kittcrack. (ew)
... actually, I kinda like that. Kittcrack. Kittcrack. Gotta ring to
it. 'Check out this latest bit of Kittcrack'.. hmm. Doesn't convey the
observation aspect?
Like the idea of using the word 'tine' in there (it's the pointy bit of your fork, okay?)
Designtine. Destine. Intrestine. Trestine. Destign.
Designspot. Despot. Spogit. Splogit
Barbie (hey, it has the word 'barb' in it already, what''s not to like?)
Barbirism.
oh heck, I dunno. Maybe I should just call them art, and be done with it.
6 comments:
Perhaps you could make a paper cup.
Bottlegami? Like origami only on bottles? Bottlegami. Hm..
Kittcrack sounds like the name of a specialist website, if you get my meaning.
Just sorta picturing all those tattooed beer-swilling bikers and truckers crafting their beer labels into delicate little flowers...
They would look kinda odd replacing big heavy chains wrapped about their bodies for paper chains.
I was thinking more generally, in a handwavy kinda way, about designs which appear to be functional objects but don't actually function. Like this (being physically impossible), and the handholding dog lead (being bloody daft) and that kettle which couldn't pour (being both - was that an early Philippe Starck? Got a feeling it might have been).
Pseudobjects, perhaps. Still prefer Kittycrack, for all the misinterpretations (and disappointed Googlers) it may attract.
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