During the trip back to the Museum of Modern Arts I had to pick four pieces of art that either have a high or low functionality. The art we were suppose to look at took place on the third floor where all the design art exhibits were shown. It was fairly easy to find both high and low ergonomic pieces of art that peaked my interest. First thing i did notice is that there were a lot of chairs. That in m opinion would have been the obvious to choose from so lets get to the works of art that I've chosen for the assignment.
The first piece of art i chose was the Kafon Deminer. This is a familiar work of art i encountered before in my last visit to the museum of modern arts. It has an incredible high functionality because its purpose is to actually remove landmines from fields. The inspiration behind this device was because the creator of the painting Massaud Hassani had witnessed his comrades die at a young age while chasing their homemade toys into the mine fields. The design is simple for the what is it actually meant to do so i would not make any changes to it.
The second work of art i picked that had high functionality was the Ashtray table by Trudi and Harold Sitterle. I deemed this design highly functional because its simply an astray. Not only that but you can use it for other uses as well like dip for chips, a place to throw your seed shells at, spit your chewing tobacco at wrappers and so much more. One thing i would probably change is a way to do all this why making it somewhat sanitary. For instance, i can cut a hole in the bottom of the ashtray and put a garbage bag or bin underneath so the trash and everything can be disposed of, but would it still be an ashtray?
Next design i came across was the Pouring bins from a Frankfurt Kitchen by Margarette Schutte Lihotzky. The pouring bins were cheap light and balanced for their use which was to produce ammunition boxes. I decided to consider this low functionality. While the material was cheap i believe it would have been more functional to use a different and stronger material like a stronger metal (stainless steel) and a black grip on the handles.
At last we come to the Table with wheels by Gae Aulenti. When i first saw this i thought how ridiculous it was. This is definitely something i threw under the low ergonimic category. I don't understand why a glass table has wheels on it. I's functionality would be pointless for anything that weighed heavy. Obvious modifications i would make is a stronger platform like oakwood or any metal would do.
There you have it four designs that have a quality of high or low functions about them. The only ones that have anything in common would be the astray table and perhaps even the table cause they are household items. The rest serve other purposes and are unique in their own way.
"Kafon Deminer" Massoud Hassani "Pouring bins in Frankfurts Kitchen" Margarete Schutte-Lihtzky
Bamboo, Biodegradeable Plastics Aluminum (1926)
(2011)
"Ashtray table" Trudi and Harold Sitterle "Table with Wheels" Gae Aulenti
Glazed porcelain and black oxisized steel (1951) Glass, metal, and rubber (1932)
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