I watched the documentary Helvetica a few months back and loved it. When a filmmaker can take a seemingly mundane subject like a font, explore its historical (and even political) connotations and make you think a lot about your surroundings ... well, then that's a good filmmaker.
So I was excited to see Gary Hustwit's new doc, Objectified, last night. Although it didn't quite have the punchiness of Helvetica (my friend in law school pointed out the debate element was missing), it was still super engaging, and included interviews with industrial designers from around the world. And it also really made you think about your surroundings, a lot like the excellent book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman, which points out that so many things we use are poorly designed. Or as the colourful Karim Rashid argues in Objectified, most of the seating in the world is uncomfortable — and that's just wrong.
Because the doc got me thinking about objects, I snapped photos of some things in my apartment that satisfy me both functionally and aesthetically. One of the designers in the film cleverly said (something like) certain objects become almost like friends because you use them so much in your daily life. So here are some pals of mine.
Antique mirror, giant paper clip, Umbra organizer. 
My fave pots: shiny, heavy, red. 
Couch with arms that double as side tables.
No-brainer measuring cups.
A thoughtful looking lamp.
2 comments:
love it!
Intersting!!! love it
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