John Norris on sat 7 aug 04
Folks,
Hadn't seen anyone mention it, so I had to post-
The 1st European Ceramics Competition, held in parallel with the
Olympics, includes a functional category. I'll quote the judges:
All the pieces we chose have an aspect of use although they have
abandoned all the rules of ergonomics. The jury thought it disturbing to
find little really well designed ceramics. That is why we did not give
Gold and Silver awards.
http://www.euceco.gr/
A pretty bold move by those judges, I'd say.
John
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Martin Rice on sun 8 aug 04
On 8/7/04 11:18 PM, "John Norris" wrote:
> All the pieces we chose have an aspect of use although they have
> abandoned all the rules of ergonomics. The jury thought it disturbing to
> find little really well designed ceramics. That is why we did not give
> Gold and Silver awards.
>
> http://www.euceco.gr/
>
> A pretty bold move by those judges, I'd say.
Maybe, but "all the rules of ergonomics" seems a little vague to me. The
first bronze prize, for example, looks like a really sharp, modern teapot.
Why it's not "ergonomically" correct enough for a gold or silver but is so
for a bronze seems a bit vague. Are there degrees of "ergonomicity" here
that the judges were looking for? Such as "this teapot only got bronze
because although it doesn't drip when pouring and your hand fits the handle
nicely, you can't pour it without leaving 12 drops of tea on the bottom."
So, maybe it's a bold move, and maybe it's just another example of judges
residing in a world of their own and really being "important."
Martin
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