kick. table.
Sometimes I like things that I see but I'm not sure why. Take the Kick Table by Toshiyuki Kita. It's basically just an oddly shaped end table on wheels that comes in some pretty bright colors and adjusts up and down. That's about all I have to say about it, other than: I want one. But not for the $500 they seem to go for. Ouch!
posted by Funfurde at 7:57 PM
6 Comments:
Must you complain about the price on every item you post?
That's a good question! From my point of view, I don't think about it as complaining but rather looking at the value of something. How is the design? How is the functionality? And, yes, how is the price? And while I find the designs are often fantastic and the functionality can be innovative, the price on a lot of this stuff seems disproportionately high, and I think it's worth pointing out.
True, but I don't visit this site to see items from Walmart :P Target maybe, but not Walmart. The truth is the majority of the wares from high design retailers (see Retail links on the right) are high ticket items. I expect this. I already know that for example; "Design Within Reach" does NOT actually mean it's in MY reach ;) I don't need to be constantly reminded of this. Since the majority of these items are usually high priced, it may make more sense to tag items as "Affordable" or "Reasonable" when they appear. Perhaps even a scale such as "$ = Low $$ = Moderate $$$ = High." Just a suggestion from one of your humble readers. Take it for what it's worth.
Sounds like "Anonymous" is a bit sensitive. I can't think of a time when I read FunFurDe's comment on price and not agreed. He makes a valid point, some of the furniture is just more expensive then it should be. And someone else made a valid point, it is *his* blog. In short, if you don't like it...just don't read that part. Or get over it.
I enjoy your blog and look forward to the wacky, interesting, and beautiful put on the site.
It doesn't annoy me at all when FFD complains about the price - too often people are in awe of 'high design' and think it's tasteless to question the price. While good design takes talent and time, the prices are often indeed outrageous compared to the probable production cost, and there's no harm in pointing this out. E.g. a lot of 50's designers who originally envisioned simple pieces affordable to all, that are now beyond many a person's reach.
When I first saw this table it reminded me of the tables found in a doctor's office. A quick search on google, and I discovered they are called instrument tables or Mayo stands. A good reprensentation of these tables can be found at http://www.paragonmed.com/instrtables.shtml
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