blobjects

July 6, 2005 @ 12:25 am

from Wired reviews:
Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design
Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov
Blobjects avoids art book snobbishness by focusing its ivory tower analysis on the sensual side of everyday products. The iMac’s “steamy shower” pearlescence fits into a larger discussion of transparency, while a bone-shaped vibrator provides an example of ergonomics gone strange. Other blobjectivist articles explore a nipple-capped shampoo bottle and a phallic gas lighter; together they make a compelling case for curvaceous design as a manifestation of our desires.

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