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| What thing best defines 'elegant design' to you ? | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| ... and simple; admirably succinct." The part that specifically moves me is the reference to "solutions". Whether a tiny,simple fastener or a grand building, all great designs noted for superior 'elegance' tend to reveal in a succinct statement - either the brilliance of, or the grueling hard work (or both) of the designer. As well, I find a facinating correlation between the elegance that we find in creation,in nature, and in the pursuit of that most elusive of scientific pursuits; The grand scientific theory. The most elegant of all solutions,to all of the m ... | |||||
| Sign and Design: Koen and deKoen | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| ... Latin; Anglo-French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare, from Latin, to mark out, from de- + signare to mark -- more at SIGN transitive verb"--Merriam Webster Online dictionary (note: my apologies also for not being able to access the OED; Oxford has not yet joined the digital etymological commons) In any case, isn't the Latin de+signare intriguing? Consider... Signare means mark. Designare means (or at least seems to mean) mark out a mark. Isn't this what Koen is doing when he is deKoening, er, designing a product? Isn't he de-signing the ... | |||||
| leif ericson, | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | niceguy | General discussion | |
| ... favoritism: If you accuse someone of favoritism, you disapprove of them because they unfairly help or favor one person or group much more than another. Used as a noun: She loved both the children. There was never a hint of favoritism. Please do not "buy in" to objectworship's wild thoughts and accusations. Careful reading without the hysterical and incendiary mob mentality makes it clear I did not make the abusive statement you and objectworship allude to and I am not in violation of the forum rules. There is more than one definition to many words and phra ... | |||||
| Heath... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| Heath... To see the delicacy in the brutal is the sign of some one who has studied the brutal, while on a mind altering substance. To see the brutal in the delicate is the mark of one who has not grasped the meaning of brutal in an architectural dictionary, or in Merriam Webster online. And "to see the delicacy in the brutal and the brutal in the delicate" is the mark of a fop amused by circular but empty word play. Otherwise, I am in complete agreement with ya, pal! 😉 | |||||
| Sure... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Sure... Design dictionary: if you hear someone's name you can have a quick reference handy MidCentury Modern by Quinn: Takes you through the various influences of MCM with some great illustrations. Charles & Ray Eames by Kirkham 1000 Chairs put out by Taschen (altho errors have been found!) And of course there are some great online resources: The Danish Furniture directory Architonic Wright20/Rago/Treadway Toomey Auction Listings (again a few errors) Nothing, of course, can substitute hands on experience. You can often learn more about a chair in five minut ... | |||||
| Hmm | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Hmm did she say that in a movie ? I recall one of those odd 'forties black-and-white cartoon shorts that included charachitures (why can't I find this word in the dictionary ?) of movie stars of the day. I'm pretty sure Dame May Whitty was included. Do you have a photo ? We could turn this into a relevant topic by quoting movies or stars on design issues. . .or just showing interesting movie stills ? | |||||
| Our work has perhaps already | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Our work has perhaps already been done for us. Although there is no entry in my high-school dictionary (Webster's New World, 1958) for Modern (capitalized), the second half of the first definitionof "modern" reads ,". . .often used to designate certain contemporary tendencies and schools of art, music, literature, etc., as, modern architecture and furniture are characterized by functionalism and lack of extraneous ornamentation: see TYPES OF ARCHITECTURE, p 77." The referenced page has, as the last two illustrations, drawings of two houses, one a Bauhaus ... | |||||
| Yeah good points above. | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| Yeah good points above. Let's hammer out an agreement right here! (I'm kidding of course... well maybe not) Even if we did annoint the word "Modern" a new meaning right here, it would still come down to how many people pick it up and run with it in the long term. And sadly, we have no control over that. But we could still just throw it at the wall and see if it sticks? OR create an unofficial "movement" to change meaning of the word, and at the same time use it to actively advertise and bring more focus to what changing the meaning of "Modern" IMPLIES. ( ... | |||||
| I'm confused by your rational, Gustavo | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| I'm confused by your rational, Gustavo Sustainability doesn't mean that you have leave the tree alive, it means that you can grow more and maintain an evironment and lifecycle that includes them. Sustain is to maintain, to continue, to support. Here's the dictionary definition: sus·tain 1. To keep in existence; maintain. 2. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for. 3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop. 4. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage. 5. To bear up under; withstand: can't sustain the blis ... | |||||
| To my way of thinking... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| ... produce a crafted work that still expresses the nature of the material used. Here's what the Miriam-Webster's dictionary gives as definitions for RUSTIC: 1 of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural 2 made of the rough limbs of trees 3 characteristic of or resembling country people : lacking in social graces or polish 4 appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) I think it's the last version of the meaning that's most applicable here. There is a simple sturdiness to the 'rustic' modern designs that appeals to me. There is also a bi ... | |||||
| Hi Riki, | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hi Riki, Thank you for raising the question. It speaks for the quality of the participants of this forum. I have to admit that I more often need the dictionary to write a decent text than to read the posts on DA. I am always quite pleased when I stumble over a yet unknown word, so I would go the other way and ask to use from time to time a challenging word. The dictionary is never far and in my own experience, something you had to look up gets a better place in my aging memory. I also enjoy the differences in tone between the English used in different parts ... | |||||
| 1. Shill bidding is... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | jesgord | General discussion | |
| 1. Shill bidding is... 1. Robert, shill bidding is different from "shilling". To Shill (from the dictionary) : verb (used with object) to advertise or promote (a product) as or in the manner of a huckster; hustle: He was hired to shill a new TV show. 2. Lorri, sorry if I misunderstood the nature of your post. I didn't realize you were still seeking an identification. It is an interesting piece-I like it. Looks Italian to me. Maybe Raymor, Rosenthal Netter or the likes.... Honestly, though, I've never seen an Italian piece in that form. It also has a C ... | |||||
| Another reference | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Sound & Design | General discussion | |
| Another reference I'm feeling really geeky...Webster's World dictionary has Eames pronounced [emz]. Anyone up for a cold can of h[ames]? | |||||
| Its always sunny | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Alfie | General discussion | |
| Its always sunny Eames Shock Mounts Design Flaw...Poppy Cock !! Its a maintainance issue that should be addresses every 25years or so. Its ridicules to say that a wooden block with t nuts will out perform a solid neoprene and steel shock mount, anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves and has become a laughing stock to this industry. Its amusing to read the comments and at times insults of a company that claims to have solved the dreaded 'Eames Design Flaw' when at the end of the day they are affecting the strength, value and integrity of the product that they are fixing. Dictionary Restoration: the action of returning something to its former condition. Repair: make good by fixing it. (edited by DA - no advertising please!) | |||||
| That's one ugly sofa, yes indeedy! | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| ... 6 years old so, if one uses the dictionary meaning, it is contemporary. But it's a spec house built to be as universal, read bland, as possible. It has boring oak trim, tacky pseudo granite laminate countertops, cream carpeting and beige tiling. She has hated it since the day she moved in; it was bought out of necesity. In my view this is sadly what 'Contemporary' means. BLAND. That's what a society that buys and resells houses every 5 years on average and churns through crappy furniture and housewares really wants. Nice bland, boring, pablum that looks fam ... | |||||
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