"Design in Our Lives"

When visiting The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for the second time we focused on the field

of design. Looking around i definitely seen a lot of things that people can use in 

the real world and things are not really useful for the real world. The study of functionality in design is called ergonomics and it means how effective something works in the real world, it is based on making products that are easier and more comfortable for people to use.

One high functionality that I found in MoMA is "Basic House" by Martin Ruiz De Azua. The basic house is a collapsible,self inflating,pocket sized, sustainable,glittering gold house. It inflates with either body heat, or the sun, and is reversible to deflect solar gain. It was designed to be a temporary housing solution. Once inside your body heat reflects the material and keeps you warm. Also if you reverse it, it keeps you cool. This is definitely very useful for people especially for those who are homeless. It is also very convenient because it fits in your pocket so it is not a hassle. This basic house can also probably be used for camping trips and it can help a lot of people in situations like if you lose your home.

Another high functionality that I found at MoMA is “Endless Flow Rocking Chair” by Dirk Vander Kooji. This chair uses plastic and is made up by old refrigerators. The process of making these chairs are very economic friendly because they are being made by recycled waste and a lot of people will appreciate that.. This chair can be used as a piece of furniture for someones home. Obviously it will be very useful because people are going to use it to sit down and it rocks back and forth, making them relaxed. This will be very pleasant for people and a lot of people will want to have this chair at their house. It is also creative and innovative and has a brilliant concept behind.

One low functionality that I seen at the MoMA is The Honey Comb Vase "Made by Bees" by Studio Libertinty This Vase was made by 40,00 bees based on beeswax. I don't find this useful in peoples lives, the only thing I find is that the vase is very interesting because it was not man made. But other than that it is not very high functionality and it probably can just be used for a museum or gallery as an art display. I don't find a way how this can become ergonomic.

Another low functionality that I found at the MoMA is “ IN- EL Mendori Lamp"by Issey Miyake. This lamp is made from a fabric from recycled materials and gives off a 3D look. It diffuses light in extremely interesting ways. It combines the Japanese tradition of light and Miyake had the unique ability to transform tradition into modernity. Aside from this, I don't find how this lamp can be ergonomic to everyday life. Perhaps this lamp can just be used as an ornament for a home or museum.

Going to the MoMA, I've seen a lot of designs that I believe will help us in our everyday life and other things that are just there to look pretty or to be displayed. Some things were less functional than other objects that I found in the museum. But overall this is just what I believe personally and it just depends on what objects you think are low and high functional in your own life.

Martin Ruiz de Azua

Basic House

Polyester

1999

Dirk Vander Kooji

Endless Flow Rocking Chair

Recycled E-Waste

2011

Studio Libertiny

The Honey Comb "Made by Bees"

Beeswax

2006

 Issey Miyake

"IN-EL Mendori Lamp"

Recycled PET

2012