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Appliances | 18 Sep 06 | Comments (7) | Stumble
+ Olivier Gregoire has designed a toaster inspired by the creased metal sculpture created by Frank Gehry for fashion designer Issey Miyake’s shop in Tribeca, NYC.
Haha, just like a Ghery building, the outside of this toaster has nothing to do with its working interior!
Beyond that, I'd sit that thing on my counter in a heartbeat. Very attractive.
Hmm. First thing I thought when I saw this was that it looked more like a silver tote bag. I still think it looks more like that than a metal sculpture though...
Does the toast come out creased, too?!
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I could only imagine how irritating this mis-begotten design would be after a few weeks of "sitting on my countertop". The entire concept is a visual pun meant to be taken seriously.
You can toast on the inside and the oudside? Auwtch those edges
Gehry "designed" a time capsule for the Boston Museum of Science in the form of a lead lunch bag. Kinda cool in a Claes Oldenberg (sp?) way.
I don't mind the mismatch between form and function so much, but a kitchen appliance shouldn't have unnecessary creases and surfaces to wipe grease and grime off.
I'm really tired of overdesign. Product design is going backwards from "form follows function" to form is everything. Can this toaster make a decent piece of toast and will it last for more than 6 months? I doubt that it will if it ever makes it into production.
Sustainability should be the "new black."