The Uncomfortable Project: Deliberately Inconvenient Designs That Reveal What We Take for Granted
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Summary
The article discusses The Uncomfortable project by Greek architect Katerina Kamprani, which creates deliberately inconvenient everyday objects to highlight the importance of good design. The project features items like a fork with a chain handle and other cleverly sabotaged objects that make users appreciate the thoughtful design of ordinary items. The author expresses admiration for how these 'bad designs' reveal what we take for granted about everyday objects and the design process itself.
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· 4 pulledWelcome to The Uncomfortable, the brilliantly named brainchild of a Greek architect named Katerina Kamprani, who specializes in designing 'deliberately inconvenient everyday objects.'
My favorite is a fork with a chain handle (shown above), but almost all of her creations are clever, funny, and thought-provoking.
Sometimes you have to see examples of bad design to make...
A brilliant project cleverly sabotages everyday objects to reveal how much we take for granted about them — and about the design process.
A brilliant project cleverly sabotages everyday objects to reveal how much we take for granted about them — and about the design process.
