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Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Puncher — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:40:29 GMT

Medogsfat:

j0hnbarker:

Can I pitch in here with a vote for my own pans:

Had these seven years now and still look and feel like they did when they were new :)

Hmmmm.... they look unused to me John..........

I vote for the claw hammer.

Chris.

Surely you mean the crowbar - unchanged in centuries and perfectly utilises the laws of mechanics at their simplest and most effective!

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Medogsfat — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:43:22 GMT

j0hnbarker:

Can I pitch in here with a vote for my own pans:

Had these seven years now and still look and feel like they did when they were new :)

Hmmmm.... they look unused to me John..........

I vote for the claw hammer.

Chris.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

AdamS — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:07:21 GMT

The Land Rover - designed for a purpose but with a functional handsomness all of its own. Even the modern day Land Rover Ninety is instantly recognisable as a descendant of the original Series One.

I also think that, like the Mini, it is one of the few truly classless cars - you can fill one with hay and take it off across a farmers field, or drop an A list celebrity off at a film premiere in one, and it won't look out of place in either setting.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

gorissek — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:31:17 GMT

If anyone is still interested, I got an answer from Alessi, regarding the Juicy Salif's Centre Pompidou logo. It doesn't make much sense if you ask me, but at least now I know : )

With pleasure we would like to inform you that the Designer developped the project inside the Pompidou centre (he has got a laboratory and he also followed the restiling).

For this reason you found the Centre Pompidou's logo.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

j0hnbarker — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:23:37 GMT

Can I pitch in here with a vote for my own pans:

Had these seven years now and still look and feel like they did when they were new :)

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

beojeff — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:13:59 GMT

All-Clad cookware. Heavy and substantial.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Luke — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:04:01 GMT

I thought the computer mouse would be a good one. Especially the old mac ones. The originals.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Jumbo — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:30:19 GMT

Very mundane

Yet we all use one every day

Gets the job done

Toothbrush!!!!!!!!

Jumbo

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

beocool — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:16:43 GMT

I also happen to own the Juicy Salif. One of the very few Starck designs I actually like...

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

gorissek — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:37:34 GMT

You are not alone there, I have never used mine too and probably never will. It is displayed on the counter and I have an ugly electric one in the closet that I use. Actually, I seriously doubt anyone uses it on a daily basis. But that's not it was intended for anyway. I think Starck said it's not a lemon squeezer but a conversation starter.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Luke — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:35:53 GMT

gorissek:
Take a look at their website and I guarantee you will find a myriad of extremely beautiful products you don't really need, but desperately want.

Thanks. Just what I need. More gorgeous useless stuff to lust over.

As for that juicer.... I used it once..... then had to go buy another juicer that doesn't cover the kitchen in juice. I still love it and have it sitting in the kitchen on display. Hmmmm modern life.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Xseries — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:03:37 GMT

Graham1982:

Very mundane entry:

In Europe (not often in the UK) they have cupboards above the kitchen sink with a draining rack as the base - you wash your dishes, and rack them in there and the excess water drips into the sink. You then put the plates away.

Why do the British keep using draining boards? - there are always plates on display unless you keep on top of the washing up and I think this is unsightly.

I know they exist, but I've never seen one in Holland. Like the British we seem to be happy with drianing boards.

Only just caught up with this thread, - most sinks in the UK are placed in front of the window to provide light and enable people to see out whilst doing the dishes - as a result putting a cupboard over the window rather blocks the light!

Brian

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

The_Beonic_Man — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:49:28 GMT

Alex:

A nerdy one from me here, the Shure SM58 - still the industry standard microphone, and has been for approaching 40 years. Indestructable, relatively cheap and sounds pretty good on almost any instrument/vocalist. Good in the studio or live.

i am in complete agreement with you on this Alex. I have compered many competitions, events and festivals over the years using the SM58 more than any other mic. We also use them at the radio station although only inside the studio, not outside in field interviews because of their sensitivity and lack of wind proof elimination etc.

Simon.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

gorissek — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:49:31 GMT

Shame on you!

Alessi is the company that makes Juicy Salif. Take a look at their website and I guarantee you will find a myriad of extremely beautiful products you don't really need, but desperately want.

PS. I just found out that they don't make their Walter Wayle II clock anymore, so if anyone has an idea where I could still get one, I'm all ears. Not too fond of eBay, though.

Re: Every Day Design Classics.

Luke — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:43:37 GMT

gorissek:

I have a question for those of you who have Alessi's Juicy Salif; I was wiping dust off mine today and for the first time I noticed it has another logo right next to Alessi's one. It looks like a logo for Centre Pompidou to me. Do all of them have this or is mine special (edition:) - and if, why?

I bought it from our official Alessi dealer here and not in that lovely shop in Centre Pompidou, so I am a bit baffled why it would have this.

EDIT: I was right, it is the Centre Pompidou logo. This is what is looks like:

Ours has that too.... I expected it to have 'Starck' on it from some reason. I don't even know who Alessi is