Mind blown! I have worked in the field of Architecture and Interior design for over 50 years and have never heard of Mr. Dresser. Matt you do just an excellent job of these lectures, I have been binge watching my way thru a Covid illness. It is unfathomable to me that there is only 4200 views at the time I watched, and Cat videos get millions? This is a hidden gem of the internet! Please keep doing what you are doing, with no apologies.
Professor Bird, I quit my Industrial Design program 3 years ago (because I realised I didn't really want to become a designer...) and I just completed another -completely unrelated- program that I started after quitting Design. However I still come back to rewatch your videos, because they were some of my most enjoyable moments during my studies. Thank you for your amazing work and sharing your passion with us!! ❤️
The distinct lines, clear distinction of each segment of his designs. Even if background colors are blurred or water-colore seeped past the exact border, the exact border is what he needed to include. I really believe my interpretation is close, because the movement and a certain type of rigidity are things I love to admire. The few items I have seen in this presentation has made my heart skip beat, because it is something I would create or replicate.... I am not technically an artist, but I have asked myself WHY do I like what I like. I like rules, boundaries, and ambiguity is difficult to grasp. That is why water-color artistry do not move me until those boundaries are in place. I even write in a style similar to his! How can this be?
I will watch this again, carefully, because of course one doesn't always grasp things at first listening/watching/telling, and I do see that you know what you're talking about, and I've very much admired and enjoyed these lectures so far, thankyou. But I don't comprehend your attention to Dresser. His things seem completely divorced from any sort of place in human dwellings or institutions, other than perhaps museums. His shapes and colours are in most cases neither useful nor particularly beautiful? One can't even divine intention from many of them; e.g. the shapeshifting of eg. a teapot seems utterly precious, and so many of the subsequent slides leaves one guessing if one could, I don't know, pour milk out of them? Arrange some flowers in them? Or just look at them and show them off (yes, I think so). I concede their spikey, immodest, conspicuous modernity. I propose that their novelty is their only point. One thing that did make me smile was the addition of the little 'Sputnik' feet on so many things; useful on the original pot-sitting-over-a-fire in medieval times, but very silly on a modern coffee-serving-in-a-posh-drawing-room sort of pot. Sorry to be so nasty, but I don't understand your appreciation. I will try again, but honestly, I don't hold out much hope. I'm sure you're too busy to coach. Still anticipating the pleasure of everything in the course still to be watched. Very much appreciating your presentations so far; such a gift. Sincerely k
Mind blown! I have worked in the field of Architecture and Interior design for over 50 years and have never heard of Mr. Dresser.
Matt you do just an excellent job of these lectures, I have been binge watching my way thru a Covid illness. It is unfathomable to me that there is only 4200 views at the time I watched, and Cat videos get millions? This is a hidden gem of the internet! Please keep doing what you are doing, with no apologies.
I can't even PRETEND to compete with a good cat video!!!! But thanks for your enthusiasm!!!
I fully understand your LOVE for Christopher Dresser!!!!
Geometricity is one of my most favorite things to admire!
Wow, Christopher Dresser's items look unbelievably modern. I am so impressed!
Professor Bird, I quit my Industrial Design program 3 years ago (because I realised I didn't really want to become a designer...) and I just completed another -completely unrelated- program that I started after quitting Design. However I still come back to rewatch your videos, because they were some of my most enjoyable moments during my studies. Thank you for your amazing work and sharing your passion with us!! ❤️
absolutely adore this channel ! can't get enough ! thank you !
The distinct lines, clear distinction of each segment of his designs. Even if background colors are blurred or water-colore seeped past the exact border, the exact border is what he needed to include.
I really believe my interpretation is close, because the movement and a certain type of rigidity are things I love to admire. The few items I have seen in this presentation has made my heart skip beat, because it is something I would create or replicate.... I am not technically an artist, but I have asked myself WHY do I like what I like. I like rules, boundaries, and ambiguity is difficult to grasp. That is why water-color artistry do not move me until those boundaries are in place.
I even write in a style similar to his! How can this be?
Dresser is one of my favorite designers and this is a really excellent lecture. Thanks so much!
Fantastic! I was absolutely glued . Great delivery and scholarship!
Thanks for sharing the history of the world's designs
I will watch this again, carefully, because of course one doesn't always grasp things at first listening/watching/telling, and I do see that you know what you're talking about, and I've very much admired and enjoyed these lectures so far, thankyou.
But I don't comprehend your attention to Dresser. His things seem completely divorced from any sort of place in human dwellings or institutions, other than perhaps museums.
His shapes and colours are in most cases neither useful nor particularly beautiful? One can't even divine intention from many of them; e.g. the shapeshifting of eg. a teapot seems utterly precious, and so many of the subsequent slides leaves one guessing if one could, I don't know, pour milk out of them? Arrange some flowers in them? Or just look at them and show them off (yes, I think so). I concede their spikey, immodest, conspicuous modernity. I propose that their novelty is their only point.
One thing that did make me smile was the addition of the little 'Sputnik' feet on so many things; useful on the original pot-sitting-over-a-fire in medieval times, but very silly on a modern coffee-serving-in-a-posh-drawing-room sort of pot.
Sorry to be so nasty, but I don't understand your appreciation. I will try again, but honestly, I don't hold out much hope. I'm sure you're too busy to coach.
Still anticipating the pleasure of everything in the course still to be watched. Very much appreciating your presentations so far; such a gift.
Sincerely
k
Wonderful - thank you.
much more than I already knew, thank you. (buy some longer trousers)
Mind blowing effect was quite catchy, I started to look pagodas immidiately.
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I'll just leave that there.
New favorite CZcams channel 😍
dude, im ordering that book, läike. NOW.
Great watch - but ALESSI produce in Stainless Steel ,not silver . and they pay homage to Christopher Dresser in their catalogue .
If I had seen these metal teapots without context I would have guessed that they were sputnik inspired, 1960 modernism.
thank you
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