Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Casket vs. Clutch
Was shopping in Makati last December 2009 when I came across these adorable clutch bags at this very large boutique at Greenbelt 5. The bags look like my Lux Mortem caskets! My caskets look like the bags! Very cool!
More of these caskets at www.luxmortem.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Inspiration vs. Imitation
Well design is design. But from the perspective of Strategic Design, a piece can be considered as an imitation of another when several different comparative points are met: form (how it looks), texture (how it feels), target market (sold to whom), purpose (rtw, couture, runway, exploratory work?), price point (from a merchandising POV), and talk (what has been said or written about the piece).
So, if a design looks like another's but is "experienced" differently and is for a different target market -- inspiration. A mass-market product that is re-worked to be high end and of good quality and ultimately sold to a high-end target market -- inspiration. The converse of that is true: a high-end product remade to be more accessible to the mass-market -- inspiration. A design that has some thick cultural context to it but remade for another culture -- again, inspiration. Same material, same form, same texture, but cheaper (or more expensive) -- could be imitation, unless it is introduced and positioned [talked about] differently.
So, if a design looks like another's but is "experienced" differently and is for a different target market -- inspiration. A mass-market product that is re-worked to be high end and of good quality and ultimately sold to a high-end target market -- inspiration. The converse of that is true: a high-end product remade to be more accessible to the mass-market -- inspiration. A design that has some thick cultural context to it but remade for another culture -- again, inspiration. Same material, same form, same texture, but cheaper (or more expensive) -- could be imitation, unless it is introduced and positioned [talked about] differently.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Door Poem
Was killing time at the UN Language Program classrooms. An inspired wait? What do you think?
Monday, February 8, 2010
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