Objectified Assignment - Post no. 1

Objectified Assignment

After watching Gary Hustwit's Objectified, I was inspired by the ideas presented by Hella Jongerius and Bill Moggridge; That objects can generate feelings of sentimentality and that through the acclimation of memories certain materials and objects gain layers of meaning. 

In particular I was interested with how Hella Jongerius mentioned using certain materials from familiar culture when designing objects to give them a more intimate feel. This had me thinking about what material I wanted my object to be made out of. In the end, I thought that leather would be the best; In leather is quite rigid but through regular use the material wears down and softens becoming molded to the consumer and their own habits. Gaining an individual element simply due to how the material behaves and in this way the object becomes better with use. When deciding what object I wanted to create I knew it had to be something that garnered daily use because such use is what creates that connection from individuals. Eventually I chose a couch as this object is something that is central to most shared living spaces; where multitudes of people happen to create memories on. 

"Wearing in rather than wearing out." Bill Moggridge 

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