RED DOT Museum – Reflections

Reflections

One product that really caught my eye during the red dot design museum is this grey chair design by a designer in IKEA.

As you can see there is no structure at the back of the seat to create this curvature.

Yet how did the designer does it in a way that it curves? They uses the tension between the weaving of the lines to shape this design.

You can see there is a saturation of close knitted lines , and compare to a more sparse one. The difference is the one that creates the tension and shape the back of the chair.

It is a genius idea!

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Some other stuff that I learn from the trip :

  1. Materials and texture choice change the user tactile experience.
  2. Variety of contrasting materials makes the product different and experiential as compared to existing product in the marketplace
  3. Usage of new materials brings about new experience for the user.

After going to the red dot design museum, I learn about breaking boundaries of what is already considered a norm in the market in terms of aesthetics. Many of the products in red dot design resume are beautiful and they use very unique materials to create the appearance, for example the google phone case. The unique and color palate is something I have never seen before in the marketplace. Yet such design truly caught my eye.

In addition, talking about vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner below gives off a feeling of dominance, stability and hardiness. The color choice and material selection was also unique to what is already existing in the market.

As such, to make a product beautiful, I can consider not just the form that needs to be interesting, but also the material selection and color choice.

Harvey Norman Field Trip

 

  For the 1st product, this product caught my eye due to its product styling. It looks sleek, and durable. In addition, it provides a sense of comfort, due to its contours and the choice of using baby blue as its colour. In contrast, the top part (shaver) looks solid, sharp and crisp, as if it provide clean cuts for the beard

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For the 2nd product, it caught my eye due to its visual styling in comparison with the rest of its competitor. It stood out to me, as it provide a sense of durability, quality and it looks sleek. For me, I pay extra attention to quality, therefore, I naturally will seek out similar products that fits my criteria, that it has to look durable first, before it inspire me to even touch it.

 

For the last product, I fell in love with this product, due to its crisp edges and smooth contours. The material usage reflect the light beautifully. By looking at it, it gives off a feeling that it is durable and sturdy. Although the touch wasn’t as pleasant as the initial look and feel, I felt I learn a lot just by observing current trends and products in the marketplace.