Design Our Lives

"Schroder House, Utrecht" (1924)

Wood and paint

Gerrit Rietveld with Truus Schroder-Schader

 

This art work gives a high functionality because it can be used as a draft of a type of house that you want. It is very detailed which gives a look of a natural house that people live in. This "house" that was made shows a front porch, a roof, and inside it looks as if it is built with details as much as how detailed it is on the outside.

"Veryround Chair" 2006

Steel

Louise Campbell

 

The "Veryround Chair" art work gives a high functionality because its something people are able to use on a daily basis. Although, it does not look very comfortable or a "normal" chair that we use, people are still able to use it for that matter and it is made for people to actually sit on.

 

"Pop and Plastic"

1960

 

This art work gives out a low functionality because people are really not able to use them. The only way to make them ergonomic is if it can be used as toys for example or maybe if the title was different. The title can maybe give this art work more of a useful substance.

 

"Josephine Anthropometric Chart from The Measure of Man: Human Factors in Design"

Offset lithography

Henry Dreyfuss

 

This art work in my opinion has low functionality because the measurements are only from one specific individual. This art work is not very useful for most people. It would be more ergonomic if it was accurate for most people.

 

In my opinion, just because an art work gives a low functionality it is not a good design. Time and creativity is still taken out from the artist and you have to give credit when it's due.