Comments for Super Normal exhibition twentytwentyone, London http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com Quietly extraordinary objects selected by Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Exhibition by Jasper Morrison http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/1/#comment-1189 Jasper Morrison Tue, 27 May 2008 17:04:28 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/1/#comment-1189 Gamall, in case you didn't hear about it the show is in New York now for a further month at the Vitra showroom in the Meatpacking district, and there's a Super Normal book available too. Gamall, in case you didn’t hear about it the show is in New York now for a further month at the Vitra showroom in the Meatpacking district, and there’s a Super Normal book available too.

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by Jasper Morrison http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-1188 Jasper Morrison Tue, 27 May 2008 16:55:34 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-1188 Karl, this answer is probably too late for your dissertation, sorry: I think there's FUNCTION and function. I don't believe in the heavy, overdone german idea of Function, but in a softer more natural type. Function should not be the prime mover of form. The thing has to work, and it shouldn't take half a day to work it out. Along with that there's plenty of room for it to look beautiful and make people using it feel good about using it. Karl, this answer is probably too late for your dissertation, sorry:
I think there’s FUNCTION and function. I don’t believe in the heavy, overdone german idea of Function, but in a softer more natural type. Function should not be the prime mover of form. The thing has to work, and it shouldn’t take half a day to work it out. Along with that there’s plenty of room for it to look beautiful and make people using it feel good about using it.

]]> Comment on Super Normal Philosophy by zippyflounder http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1047 zippyflounder Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:57:36 +0000 #comment-1047 dejavu all over again, bauhaus re written. The old wine glasses, they were purchased, used, survived and now are being reused becuase they do their job well. Lets face it folks, most of what we design ends up in the garbage can or garage sale in short order as it falls out of fashion or falls apart. dejavu all over again, bauhaus re written. The old wine glasses, they were purchased, used, survived and now are being reused becuase they do their job well. Lets face it folks, most of what we design ends up in the garbage can or garage sale in short order as it falls out of fashion or falls apart.

]]> Comment on Exhibition by David http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/1/#comment-874 David Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:06:36 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/1/#comment-874 supernormal is just super! supernormal is just super!

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by Karl http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-846 Karl Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:23:54 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-846 Hi everyone, I am currently writing my dissertation which involves the topic of the Super Normal Philosophy and the work of Jasper Morrison. The unobtrusive, clean and considered work of Jasper is most definitely some of my favourite of all time and I would like to kindly ask Jasper himself if he would answer a couple of question to help with my research? Do you believe that it is reasonable for a designer to sacrifice some functionality in a product for the aesthetical appearance, if those aesthetics will enhance the user’s emotional experience? Can the emotional joy substitute for the lack of function? Thank you for your time in advance Hi everyone, I am currently writing my dissertation which involves the topic of the Super Normal Philosophy and the work of Jasper Morrison. The unobtrusive, clean and considered work of Jasper is most definitely some of my favourite of all time and I would like to kindly ask Jasper himself if he would answer a couple of question to help with my research?

Do you believe that it is reasonable for a designer to sacrifice some functionality in a product for the aesthetical appearance, if those aesthetics will enhance the user’s emotional experience? Can the emotional joy substitute for the lack of function?

Thank you for your time in advance

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by Anke Wagener http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-768 Anke Wagener Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:27:20 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-768 Hello! I´m from Germany and study design & architekture in Trier. I´m writing an essay about "super normal". But I can´t find any Informations about when and why "super normal" is originated exactly. I think I understand your meaning about "super normal" and I like your Design very much. Can you help me, please? I´m sorry, my englisch is not really good! :-)) I hope you understand my question. Hello!
I´m from Germany and study design & architekture in Trier. I´m writing an essay about “super normal”. But I can´t find any Informations about when and why “super normal” is originated exactly. I think I understand your meaning about “super normal” and I like your Design very much.
Can you help me, please? I´m sorry, my englisch is not really good! :-)) I hope you understand my question.

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by Jasper Morrison http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-659 Jasper Morrison Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:33:23 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-659 Atilano, the problem of showing it again is the time and effort it takes to arrange and set it up. As it's just Naoto Fukasawa's office and mine which have been making all the arrangements we have decided to give it a rest. There's still talk of showing in Paris sometime in 2008, and there'll be a mini exhibition in Helsinki at an event called Abitare in September. After that I'm probably going to open a small shop attached to my new office in London which will be a kind of display space for Super Normal things. It's probably not a very commercial idea but as we don't need to pay any rent it will survive. Atilano, the problem of showing it again is the time and effort it takes to arrange and set it up. As it’s just Naoto Fukasawa’s office and mine which have been making all the arrangements we have decided to give it a rest. There’s still talk of showing in Paris sometime in 2008, and there’ll be a mini exhibition in Helsinki at an event called Abitare in September. After that I’m probably going to open a small shop attached to my new office in London which will be a kind of display space for Super Normal things. It’s probably not a very commercial idea but as we don’t need to pay any rent it will survive.

]]> Comment on Super Normal Philosophy by Alan Frame http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/about/#comment-467 Alan Frame Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:21:02 +0000 #comment-467 I only just came across this 'super normal' concept and I really like it.It reminds me of Shaker Design.I don't think anyone from that community thought of themselves as a 'designer' or a'collector'.Anything superfluous,including the authorship and ownership of objects was avoided but human warmth remained through proportion,unfetishised material and functionality.This seems to me to be the way to find quality and dignity in designing objects that really enhance people's lives. Am I too late to see this exhibition? I only just came across this ’super normal’ concept and I really like it.It reminds me of Shaker Design.I don’t think anyone from that community thought of themselves as a ‘designer’ or a’collector’.Anything superfluous,including the authorship and ownership of objects was avoided but human warmth remained through proportion,unfetishised material and functionality.This seems to me to be the way to find quality and dignity in designing objects that really enhance people’s lives.
Am I too late to see this exhibition?

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by yahïa http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-385 yahïa Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:26:39 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-385 Hi, thanks for answering about the next exhibition"supernormal"in paris. I will be there! Thanks. Hi, thanks for answering about the next exhibition”supernormal”in paris.
I will be there!
Thanks.

]]> Comment on twentytwentyone’s blog for Super Normal by Atilano http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-384 Atilano Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:04:14 +0000 http://2021supernormal.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/super-normal/#comment-384 Hi there, Supernatural definitely was my highlight at the salone this year and I really wonder why there isn't yet a fixed world tour for it. Please get in touch! I am definitely interested in bringing this exhibition to Berlin for next years edition of Designmai. Atilano Hi there,
Supernatural definitely was my highlight at the salone this year and I really wonder why there isn’t yet a fixed world tour for it. Please get in touch! I am definitely interested in bringing this exhibition to Berlin for next years edition of Designmai. Atilano

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