These days the term of design is widely used and almost everything is designed in our daily lives. Then what is design? Is there clear boundary between art and design? These questions have been around in my head since I started to study design. It is commonly accepted idea that design is differentiated from art by the fact that it is based on user’s need and function. In other words, design is for other people and art is more like for artist himself. Even though it is true in many cases, there are a lot of works that is really difficult to categorize in either concept. There are works which is in sort of gray area between art and design. Some people might say it as a conceptual design or art design. Whatever it is called, the important thing is that these kinds of works are catching people’s eyes these days and possibly could be a new way out of the deluge of design.
Here is Tokujin Y
oshioka’s chair ‘Venus-natural crystal chair’. This chair is literally grown in a tank as crystals form on a sponge-like substrate. What do you want to call it? Chair, maybe? Doesn’t chair means furniture that you can sit on? Do you think you can really sit? Maybe not, then what is it? Some people might think it is meaningless design because it is non functional object or regard it not even as design but I think this is just different concept or different approach to design. He brought the mechanism of the nature into design. I think he designs the whole process to create the chair from the nature and it shows the other way to bring the nature into design. This sort of conceptual approach envisions great potentialities even though it is not usable this stage.
Here is Tokujin Y
oshioka’s chair ‘Venus-natural crystal chair’. This chair is literally grown in a tank as crystals form on a sponge-like substrate. What do you want to call it? Chair, maybe? Doesn’t chair means furniture that you can sit on? Do you think you can really sit? Maybe not, then what is it? Some people might think it is meaningless design because it is non functional object or regard it not even as design but I think this is just different concept or different approach to design. He brought the mechanism of the nature into design. I think he designs the whole process to create the chair from the nature and it shows the other way to bring the nature into design. This sort of conceptual approach envisions great potentialities even though it is not usable this stage.
Another experimental design of Max Lamb brings different aspect of design. He also tries to make a chair with unusual process as well as Yoshioka. The process is almost apposite to mass production yet very different from slow design as well. I think his work is about modern craftsmanship and limited edition design. He is not only designing a chair or stool but also presenting a new way of process to achieve his design. This kind of work grants his design special value and makes it beyond the ordinary design.
When strong philosophy or innovative idea is in an object, people regard it as an art piece no matter it is functional or not. I think it is totally up to person to decide it is an art or design. That is not really important thing I guess. The real important thing is the fact that these kinds of innovative approach and sometimes radical tryout make design more rich and expended and eventually it makes our life more rich and creative.
When strong philosophy or innovative idea is in an object, people regard it as an art piece no matter it is functional or not. I think it is totally up to person to decide it is an art or design. That is not really important thing I guess. The real important thing is the fact that these kinds of innovative approach and sometimes radical tryout make design more rich and expended and eventually it makes our life more rich and creative.
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