Her comments about being an artist vs. being a business owner has me thinking about all the times you used one of my favorite phrases: "the tail wagging the dog." A lot of parallels between that sentiment and what has happened in the world of athletic aesthetics!
Watched Katerina's video and loved it. The idea of what makes inovation and what makes an object successful are right on. Her design of uncomfortable objects is a winner. Thanks Paul for sharing. Fondly, Michael
Thank you for this excellent interview. This struck me:
"Basically, one reason I’ve lost a lot of will to do anything is because of AI’s existence, and I don’t want to use it. Because I have zero personal time, zero time whatsoever to do anything, so sometimes I’m thinking, “Oh, I could do this task or that task so much faster if I used AI,” but I don’t want to use AI, so then I don’t want to do the task at all."
So, artificial intelligence itself has become "The Uncomfortable."
This reminds me of the Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Stork” where the fox serves soup in a shallow pan out of which the long-beaked stork can’t drink, and the stork serves food at the bottom of a long, narrow vase out of which the short-nosed fox can’t eat. Nice to see Fractured Fairy Tales getting a conceptual update! Bring forth the ghost of Edward Everett Horton and the spell will be complete!
This is beyond awesome. Great piece and interview. I get her not wanting this to be a sales business, but I would buy several of those, just to put them in my home for people’s reactions! That waterfall teapot with matching mug is my fav I think.
Her comments about being an artist vs. being a business owner has me thinking about all the times you used one of my favorite phrases: "the tail wagging the dog." A lot of parallels between that sentiment and what has happened in the world of athletic aesthetics!
Watched Katerina's video and loved it. The idea of what makes inovation and what makes an object successful are right on. Her design of uncomfortable objects is a winner. Thanks Paul for sharing. Fondly, Michael
Paul, those are great. They had me cracking up. In my youth, I studied industrial design. So I really appreciate these.
Thank you for this excellent interview. This struck me:
"Basically, one reason I’ve lost a lot of will to do anything is because of AI’s existence, and I don’t want to use it. Because I have zero personal time, zero time whatsoever to do anything, so sometimes I’m thinking, “Oh, I could do this task or that task so much faster if I used AI,” but I don’t want to use AI, so then I don’t want to do the task at all."
So, artificial intelligence itself has become "The Uncomfortable."
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing! It made me think of a great video I saw the other day. https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=qq2ss64cPQGt5r7N
“What I do is I take things that are perfectly fine, and I make them worse. More specifically, I make it shitty.”
This reminds me of the Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Stork” where the fox serves soup in a shallow pan out of which the long-beaked stork can’t drink, and the stork serves food at the bottom of a long, narrow vase out of which the short-nosed fox can’t eat. Nice to see Fractured Fairy Tales getting a conceptual update! Bring forth the ghost of Edward Everett Horton and the spell will be complete!
This is beyond awesome. Great piece and interview. I get her not wanting this to be a sales business, but I would buy several of those, just to put them in my home for people’s reactions! That waterfall teapot with matching mug is my fav I think.
I remember seeing these designs a few years ago. I do love how they look, and some are even somewhat usable.
Just hilarious. I love these.