MAVROMATIC

I’m in the process of building a house and have realized that every little detail counts. When you design or build something, it’s a reflection of you. Just the other day, I asked my girlfriend (which is an interior designer) if she liked a particular light fixture, her response was, “that is expected”. So from now on, when I find something I think I like, I always ask myself, “Is this expected?”. Ok, now what does all this have to do with this entry? Well, I just found a company called LEXON Design Concepts. Their products got me thinking… why are the designs of electronics so expected? Matali Crasset, is the designer of the Soundsation (pictured). Here is quote about the design of her product, “Make sound a pleasure. Sound is first, a loudspeaker like an open mouth, and the technical parts being a simple digital display : an electronic direct access.” That is right on… I would consider the iPOD a great example of this thinking. The simple controls, they didn’t try to make it do things because they could. The LA 44 Soundsation is a FM digital clock-radio with 5 station memory, very simple. But instead of it being in a traditional black box with paper wood grain sides, it looks like a modern twist to an old school PA horn. Designs like this makes the world a more interesting place… for more cool and “unexpected” designs, check out the LEXON Design Concepts, it’s a bit hard to navigate, but worth it.

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