assessment 5 continued

VIABLE LONDON

Go to this website:

www.viablelondon.com

This is a great webiste. It shows a room in like a monochrome steel grey with all of their products assembled in the corner. To find out the name of each item you just click on one.I especially like the colourfully highlighted coat hooks on the door at the back. I like how the designs think about different spaces. It seems it takes into consideration available space and making the most of the space you have. This is important to think about for the exhibit floor for ublo as well as its overall design nature. 

THOMAS BERNSTRAND

Thomas Bernstrand has a variety of products ranging from chairs, tables and sofas to other random objects like the tree and the ladder above. His designs are all very simple and aesthetically pleasing. I like the range of neutral colours clean cut materials. The only thing i dislike is the boring nature of the website. It is not vibrant and fun enough to catch your attention.

ALESSI

Alessi design has more of a classic feel. It's designs are more varied and it's name is very established worldwide. The one thing I don like about it is the simplicity as well as its clean lines. It holds a more established and classic feel to ublo, whose designs seem to break outside the box in their obscurity. 

MUUTO

www.muuto.com

follow this web address to an amazing website!!!

I love everything about it- the plain white background - featuring only the bold font which is highlighted to pink, blue and green when touched - it is so simple yet so effective. The pop-up windows are very different - because of the simple layout - the products can be uniquely highlighted and featured. In the product collection i like 'the dots' and 'the four flower vase'. I think a style like this would really suit ublo - event the font that they have used for muuto would suit the name ublo as well.

CHRIS GRATTAN

Chris Grattan's philosophy is "naked simplicity and nothing to disguise the design for what it really is." I see Chris's design style similar to Ublo's in it's modernistic nature and clean, simple lines. In some designs i feel the overtly modern/retro colour designs can look cold and uninviting in some respects. In observance of this I will try to maintain a warmer feel for my own designs.

TRENT DESIGN

Trent features in his work a range of table designs called 'Lok'. The designs vary in size, and colour. The simple, easy to assemble system has an interlocking system using no screws, nails or bolts. The tables are made from acrylic polymer, which is durable and weather proof. This design is inspiring for the fact that there are no attachment materials other than the materials themselves. It is particularly important to note for the design of the booth design.