Rolf Benz furniture is an excellent example of a design project that uses the slow design principles. The designer is located in Germany and he designs his furniture based on swedish aesthetics. His furniture is made using renewable materials, non-hazardous production, respecting labor rights, and recycling products. I believe his furniture meets the slow design…
Category: Slow Design Reading
Slow Design – Amelia Lozada
Artist: Bram Van Breda, both works from their exhibition “BONANZA, A Diorama of the Near.” Principles of slow design used: EXPAND & REFLECT In the two works pictured above the artist utilizes objects from their surroundings to create scenes/installation works. These works were created during a residency and they really tried to evoke what is…
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The Old Wall, painted by Maria Woithofer, is a piece of art that fits with the Reflect principle out of the six Principles from Fuad-Lake’s Slow Design. In this painting, Maria draws a corner of an old house, in which the wall covering was fallen, and the red brick under it reveals in the air….
Slow design principles – Daniel Barrera
When I read over the 6 design principles I kept thinking back to the artist, Gabriel Orozco and his take on everyday objects. Orozco’s work focus on that fragile relationship with those everyday objects. one of those pieces is “Ping Pond Table”. It follows principle 2 which is “evolve” and principle 5 which is “participate”….
Slow Design Principles
After reading through the Slow Design Principles the first design project that came to mind was EarthShip Homes. The Earthships homes in New Mexico are homes that are self-sustaining in nature, making them eco-friendly options for people to own or rent. These homes use design principle 4, because the homes are created on shared blueprints….
Slow Design Principals:
An example is the Sasa Clock by Icelandic artist Thorunn Arnadottir. The ceaseless march of time, measurable in endlessly smaller increments, is a western concept. In many parts of the world, time is not parsed into seconds or even minutes. In some places, people perceive time as speeding up when activities speed up and slowing…
Slow Design Principles
Reading through the examples of the Slow Design Principles I was surprised to see that I could recognize them straight away in famous art pieces. For example, I believe that the “Crown Fountain” created by Jaume Plensa which could be found in Millennium Park is a very good example of two design principles: Participate, engage….
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Broken White Project: this project uses a certain kind of ceramic that reacts to being used. as someone eats and cuts their food and so on the plates design begins to change, new patterns will begin to emerge and so on. I feel that this project shows off the principles of “reflect” and “reveal”. on…
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This may be broad, but the first thought that came to my mind while reading Slow Design was Graffiti. I understand it is far away from using any type of technology minus sharing it on sites like Facebook, but graffiti is the experience that can pass you by- it can reveal spaces itself, call attention…
Slow Time Principles
Comics are often a rather disposable medium. Even online, individual comics are seen one time and quickly forgotten. Randell Munroe’s project, Time, challenges that by expanding the lifespan of a comic, turning it into an evolving work with a beginning and an end. Every hour, the picture updated, slowly unveiling a frame-by-frame story told over…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDgZuGIhHs This ad by Ad Council is named “ Love Has No Labels “. The ad was made with the intent to stop prejudice against love that is seen out of the ordinary. The ad sends out a powerful message stating that love sees no gender, race, religion, age, or disability. This work utilizes principle…
Slow Design By Juan Rivera Caro
This Art piece illustrates an animal, in this case a Panda, being affected by the pollution cause by man. The art piece fits into the first slow design principle which is “REVEAL.” As you can see in the art piece, the panda is wearing a mask to help it breath. This piece is showing how…