Comments on: before & after: purpose redesign studio http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:13 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Purpose ReDesign Studio http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97687 Purpose ReDesign Studio Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:18:12 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97687 In my humble opinion I believe that anyone can "create" something for others to enjoy. I don't think you need the title of "designer" to prove that you know more than someone else as far as art is concerned. As far as this piece being old, I am pretty sure these newspaper stands are still being mass produced on a regular basis. I can appreciate the nostalgia of a logo like the NY Times paper can bring, but thankfully everyone has different takes on what is asthetically pleasing. It's impossible to say that design is right or wrong as it is a subjective thing. What do you have to measure it to? Is restoring an old house not creative because it's already in exsistance? No matter the argument, art and design will always come down to a matter of opinion and thankfully we are all entitled to one. In my humble opinion I believe that anyone can “create” something for others to enjoy. I don’t think you need the title of “designer” to prove that you know more than someone else as far as art is concerned. As far as this piece being old, I am pretty sure these newspaper stands are still being mass produced on a regular basis. I can appreciate the nostalgia of a logo like the NY Times paper can bring, but thankfully everyone has different takes on what is asthetically pleasing. It’s impossible to say that design is right or wrong as it is a subjective thing. What do you have to measure it to? Is restoring an old house not creative because it’s already in exsistance? No matter the argument, art and design will always come down to a matter of opinion and thankfully we are all entitled to one.

]]> By: grace http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97676 grace Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:35:59 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97676 aya "new" is what i would call this bench. before, it was a newspaper stand, something we a lot of city-dwellers find scattered in dumps, on street corners, and in bodegas every day. from my perspective, these people took something old, the stand, and turned it into something new, a cute, useful bench. i've been hearing from city dwellers in SF, LA, Chicago, Seattle and other areas all week, telling me that they see these stands all over their town. perhaps we should set up a stream for people in cities to sell or share the benches they have readily available in their city flea markets and dumps. i understand not wanting to change something old, but i don't think this project is any less creative than any others we have posted. grace aya

“new” is what i would call this bench. before, it was a newspaper stand, something we a lot of city-dwellers find scattered in dumps, on street corners, and in bodegas every day. from my perspective, these people took something old, the stand, and turned it into something new, a cute, useful bench.

i’ve been hearing from city dwellers in SF, LA, Chicago, Seattle and other areas all week, telling me that they see these stands all over their town. perhaps we should set up a stream for people in cities to sell or share the benches they have readily available in their city flea markets and dumps. i understand not wanting to change something old, but i don’t think this project is any less creative than any others we have posted.

grace

]]> By: aya http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97670 aya Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:17:33 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97670 Dear Grace I certainly do appreciate the "before and after" column. Its amoung my favorites on your site and admit you have put up many wonderful ideas but I can not agree on the NYT bench. The NYT bench is not just a piece of furniture. Its an old piece of furniture. From my understanding designers are talented and trained to execute wth an artistic ability than an oridenary person. Their main business is to create. The Meriam Webster explains 'Create' as:- intransitive verb 1: to make or bring into existence something new Dear Grace

I certainly do appreciate the “before and after” column. Its amoung my favorites on your site and admit you have put up many wonderful ideas but I can not agree on the NYT bench.

The NYT bench is not just a piece of furniture. Its an old piece of furniture.

From my understanding designers are talented and trained to execute wth an artistic ability than an oridenary person.

Their main business is to create.

The Meriam Webster explains ‘Create’ as:-

intransitive verb
1: to make or bring into existence something new

]]> By: grace http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97301 grace Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:18:06 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97301 aya quick note- i don't think anyone can easily paint and upholster a piece of furniture. if they could, designers would be out of business. if i had a penny for every time someone emailed me asking how to upholster things, i'd be a rich, rich woman right now. i think there's <em>a lot</em> of creativity involved in looking at a piece of furniture used for one purpose and turning it into something with a completely different purpose- that's the mission and purpose behind our thursday "before and after" column. grace aya

quick note- i don’t think anyone can easily paint and upholster a piece of furniture. if they could, designers would be out of business. if i had a penny for every time someone emailed me asking how to upholster things, i’d be a rich, rich woman right now.

i think there’s a lot of creativity involved in looking at a piece of furniture used for one purpose and turning it into something with a completely different purpose- that’s the mission and purpose behind our thursday “before and after” column.

grace

]]> By: aya http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97265 aya Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:12:04 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97265 Sorry to say, but where is the TALENT and CREATIVITY in what they have done to the bench? Any one can easily paint and upholster a piece of furniture. It makes me angry that nowadays anyone who gets a smart idea just goes ahead and do it. There is a beauty about the OLD and should be left alone.. I honestly think they SHOULD turn the NYT bench back to its original look and give it some respect. Sorry to say, but where is the TALENT and CREATIVITY in what they have done to the bench? Any one can easily paint and upholster a piece of furniture.

It makes me angry that nowadays anyone who gets a smart idea just goes ahead and do it.

There is a beauty about the OLD and should be left alone..

I honestly think they SHOULD turn the NYT bench back to its original look and give it some respect.

]]> By: Purpose ReDesign Studio http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-purpose-redesign-studio.html/comment-page-1#comment-97198 Purpose ReDesign Studio Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:46:17 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=29598#comment-97198 Hi Everyone! Who loves Design*Sponge?! Looks like we all do. There were a few questions about the blue box. The "answer" is... it's whatever you want it to be! Use your imagination (that's the beauty of it). My thought was to use it as a side table to hold wine bottles, magazines, blankets, etc. p.s. The next time I find one of these NY Times benches (probably next week at Goodwill... JACKPOT!) I will be selling it to the highest bidder, completely untouched. Then, even YOU can enjoy this mass produced piece and call it your own. Seriously, I appreciate reading all of your comments and thank you for keeping them constructive! Now, go out and create something you can enjoy! Hi Everyone! Who loves Design*Sponge?! Looks like we all do. There were a few questions about the blue box. The “answer” is… it’s whatever you want it to be! Use your imagination (that’s the beauty of it). My thought was to use it as a side table to hold wine bottles, magazines, blankets, etc.

p.s. The next time I find one of these NY Times benches (probably next week at Goodwill… JACKPOT!) I will be selling it to the highest bidder, completely untouched. Then, even YOU can enjoy this mass produced piece and call it your own. Seriously, I appreciate reading all of your comments and thank you for keeping them constructive! Now, go out and create something you can enjoy!

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