Innovative!! but Mischievous..

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The other day, I saw this innovative design of an electrical  socket on someone’s Facebook timeline. This design is innovative, on a second thought (critical look) I realized that this design though innovative, is mischievous. Why would the designer decide to draw inspiration from a nose for an electrical socket, “would someone normally plug something in his nose” I made this comment on this design, immediately I got a reply( please see a picture below).

This is the reply to my question of "would someone normally plug something in the nose"

This is the reply to my question of “would someone normally plug something in the nose”

Looking at the reply, I contested it by commenting again ” this is a child’s finger in his nose not an object”. I got another reply again please look at the pictures below.

pencil in the nose

grass in the nose

And immediately from these pictures I summarized it  that this electrical socket design is really mischievous, abnormal and very unsafe to have around children.

In conclusion, how many designers really consider the “graphical safety” of people especially Children while designing.

Designers and critics please educate us.

 

Becoming That Woman

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The picture in your mind about your self gradually becomes real; If you do not faint.

Theodora Goss

When I was growing up, when I was a teenager and then in my twenties, I had an image in my mind, of a woman. She was a woman I could never become, because she was so much more sophisticated than I was. She was the sort of woman who walked around European cities, with a scarf wrapped around her neck. She negotiated her way in English and probably French and who knew what other languages. She was beautiful and accomplished: she had done things and she knew it, and out of that came her confidence, her ability to walk through strange cities with a mysterious smile on her face. Looking as though she belonged, wherever she was in the world.

Yeah, you hate her too, right?

Hate is the wrong word. I never hated her: what I did was envy her. I would have wanted to become her, except…

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brilliant idea.

Dead spaces = Memories

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Don’t just throw away the evidence of your good memories due to space constraint.It feels good to still have things that remind us of cherished moments in our lives. Am not saying that we can’t remember the cherished moments without these things, however they are the evidence of our memories. These things help us tell the story better to whomever; Like museums.

Whitney Houston’s dress she wore for an award winning movie is the evidence of that memory and it was sold for a fortune. We might not be celebrities and the evidence of our past might not make sense to everybody, but it brings smiles and happiness to our souls.So no matter how constrained your spaces are, do whatever you can to preserve the past that you cherish;  It will do your soul Good.

Please don’t get me wrong, am not saying u should clutter your homes with things. All am saying is that we can have things that remind us of the past and still have a clean, organized spaces. So let’s look at ways we can create extra storage spaces and maximize them.

The step to maximizing storage spaces is ; decide what u want to store and things u would love to store in future; don’t just think of what u own at the moment but consider what you will accrue with time.

Having done the above, check your home for “nooks and crannies” and creatively turn them to storage spaces that displays the things you cherish.

You can take a clue from these pictures.

This works well in a tunnel-like space that seems impossible to access.

Efficiency is the word for this idea. The whole space under the stair is well utilized.

It must not be a bed it can be a well partitioned box with a pulley system to bring it down from the roof space.

brilliant idea.

This is not just a storage space; it’s a creative display area.

Unique Simplicity

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Japanese interior style cuts across traditional Japanese and modern Japanese style; Japanese interior style is very eclectic, although there are principles and standard features that make it dazzling.

This style prides itself in multifunctional spaces, which is the transformation of spaces for multiple uses. This can be achieved in any space by the use of screen walls known as shoji. Shoji provides flexibility in the configuration of rooms; it also diffuses natural lights, which is also a feature in this style.

The use of natural colours of materials such as wood, bamboo, rice straws is critical. At times subdued neutral palettes are introduced; this gives the spaces a soothing and unique ambience. The furniture and accessories must be as close to the floor as possible to create a well-streamlined space. Also, the furniture and accessories should tend towards natural colours.

Finally, the Japanese interior adheres to the rule of “simplicity”, keep it simple, functional and clutter-free.

Notice the Japanese Overhead Hanging Lantern; this is also an important feature in Japanese interior style. The sofa color added “taste” to this interior.

The designer introduced a different color while maintaining the natural, subdued colors (the eclectic factor of modern Japanese interior style). Notice the striking contrast between the white wall and the orange color which is intelligently subdued by the floor treatment.

This bedroom is simple, functional and flexible. The shoji defined the space, emits diffused light and secluded the space(privacy).