The change of meaning

When the designer gave this crutch a floral pattern, they may not have realized the complete change of meaning they had given the item. It's possible the designer was trying to reflect a persons life in a design.

This was once a crutch invented for the purpose of disability, the moment an old fashioned floral pattern was added this instantly became a crutch associated with your average elderly female.

The pattern gives the crutch an ornamental value because the viewer will want to know the story behind the design.

Changing an objects pattern or decoration instantly changes the audience for who it is aimed at.

Because the objects original form hasn't changed then it's still fair to be called a crutch which would indicate that the designer can't take credit for the design itself, only the pattern displayed therefore it's important the object remains with the name 'crutch'.




'Project No.1 of the year 2004'

The designer describes this design as a "exploded chair, it's components parts captured whilst flying in mid air" - Shao Fan 2004

This is not a chair because you cannot sit on it, this is simply a collage of pieces from an object which was once described as a chair. Someone might also argue that the material has not literally exploded in this way so therefor can not be described as an exploded chair either. Had the pieces of acrylic been left exactly where the chair had exploded then this name would make more sense.

Open-source cardboard surfboard

Dan Brownley made this surfboard
Mike Sheldrake is responsible for the 'do it yourself' kit which makes the surfboard

The surfboard has lost it's purpose, cardboard clearly isn't going to withhold a wave so the design should not be called a surfboard at all since it cannot be used to surf.

Some viewers might initially see this object as a 'green' alternative, since cardboard is degradable... plastic isn't.
But once the object looses it's purpose after being made
eco-friendly does this suggest that the designer is against the green party?