"Design in our lives"..."Field trip #3"

 

"High Functionality"

 



 The "Mine Kafon", I would describe this as a "High Functionality". The aspects I feel this art has for being an "High Functionality", are many. The Mine Kafon has a purpose,as a child Hassani and his younger brother would play with there homemade wind-powered toys. Many times these wind-powered toys would get blown away and roll out int the desert landing in the company of landmines.Massoud Hassani created the Mine Kafon to be on this journey  ,in destroying landmines and its no joke! With each leg it loses ,it helps to destroy these landmines, making a safer environment for young children.

 

 

Massoud Hassani 

"Mine Kafon wind-powered Deminer"

 

Bamboo and biodegradable plastics

2011 year completed

 

 

 

 

 The "Basic House", This would be another piece i would describe as "High Functionality". This is an self-inflating home,This can be used as shelter.The basic house uses your body temperature or the heat from the sun to puff up and become this insulated house which provides shelter against against the basic weather. This is a quite amazing piece of artwork ,Martin Azua created.The cozy , tent like home can be something that people may purchase if going camping outdoors and it can be set up in blink of a eye,without any fussing around!

 

Martin Azua

" Basic House"

 

Polyester

 1999 Year completed



 







 

 

-What my "High Functionality" objects have in common is they have a purpose ,also they both are very ergonomic.Both objects where created to make something easier or a little better ,i guess you can say.Both objects really shows us ,the artist created something that either worked well with the human body or at least helped out with to make something a safer place for an human. 



 

 

"Low Functionality"

 

 T"he Honey Comb Vase "Made by Bees",I consider this to be an "Low Functionality". Libertiny constructed a vase-shaped beehive scaffolds and let nature do its thing.The Vase was created by the nourished bees feeding off the flowers ,which enabled the bees to create the outcome they did...which ended with something that started with flowers is now a vase that's suppose to contain flowers.This really made no sense to me ,to be completely honest. Libertiny "let Nature do its job", but then what was his job?

 

 

 

Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny

"The Honeycomb Vase ,Made by Bees"

 

Beeswax

2006 Year completed



 

 

 

 

"Endless Flow Rocking Chair", would definitely be another piece in the "Low Functionality".Vander Kooij ,design can be corrected or fixed making each piece unique.This chair is one out of fifty-four models ...this chair can be fixed religiously until it is comfortable to sit on.

 

 

 Dirk Vander Kooij

"Endless Flow Rocking Chair"

 

Recycled Plastic

2011 year completed

-What my "Low Functionality" objects have in common is they just sit there ,and dont really help to make anything easier or help out in any way thats beneficial to the human race. I dont feel as if these objects are ergonomic at all, I feel there can be things changed to change the way these objects are for use or potrayed.