Objectified Documentary

Overall, this documentary was pretty interesting. It gave a wide spectrum of information, that included awesome visuals. One thing I found interesting was the fact we have so many old things in our houses that we never even think to use them. We could simply recycle them or design them to be improved. Everyone always wants the new thing, so we discard the old. That is just not right. Another thing I found interesting was the robots the two people made. The robots were not "typical" robots, but designs of simple things. One was a constructed piece of wood into a random shape. You stared into it and it fed information to you. Another was huge ring. The designs were so simple and yet we did not associate it them with robotic language because they looked different. The weird thing is, we want new, yet when given something out of the element, it is somewhat frowned upon. Lastly, I really thought the concept of how many chairs we have sat on what interesting. So many chairs have been made throughout time, yet there are still uncomfortable chairs. How is that possible? This ties into the old and new concept. Even though we always want new, there is still old chairs out there. Therefore, we have an uncomfortable chair. Every designer wants to be the best, as well as design a product that will sell. Chairs are so simple to the consumer, yet complex to the designer. I think that is pretty neat to think about.