Comments on: plasticity, style, function http://www.iconophilia.net/plasticity-style-function/ The Contemporary Art Blog from Canberra Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nigel http://www.iconophilia.net/plasticity-style-function/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Nigel Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:17:07 +0000 http://www.iconophilia.net/?p=1873#comment-1334 It may be that the glug glug effect of the bottle needs to be brought under control and delivered more elegantly to the plant - not that the plant will care! And I'm sure there will be a feel-good aesthetic effect as well... I'm trying to find out where to buy them for Christmas presents!!! It may be that the glug glug effect of the bottle needs to be brought under control and delivered more elegantly to the plant – not that the plant will care! And I’m sure there will be a feel-good aesthetic effect as well… I’m trying to find out where to buy them for Christmas presents!!!

]]> By: Rory Toomey http://www.iconophilia.net/plasticity-style-function/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Rory Toomey Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:51:43 +0000 http://www.iconophilia.net/?p=1873#comment-1332 I like the direction Nicolas Le Moigne is heading in here. Why not take it to its natural conclusion and just suggest that we all use an empty coke bottle to water the plants, thus doing away with the need for any new manufacturing to do the job? Even practitioners of 'green' design are caught up in the addiction to newness and innovation for its own sake. Good blog. Thank you. RT I like the direction Nicolas Le Moigne is heading in here.
Why not take it to its natural conclusion and just suggest that we all use an empty coke bottle to water the plants, thus doing away with the need for any new manufacturing to do the job?

Even practitioners of ‘green’ design are caught up in the addiction to newness and innovation for its own sake.

Good blog. Thank you.
RT

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