Post 7

Returning to the first week and the study of the meaning of things, observing designers and goals in design.  In examining designers we covered such as Kenya Hara, Hella Jongerius, and Li Edlekoort, we can see that design is always intentional and meaningful, whether it be to redesign for function or for pleasure.  This is possible because pretty much any object or experience can be assigned meaning.  Personally, an item that has incredible significance to me are my shoes.  I've had these shoes for a good couple of years now--they've seen me through thick and thin, taken me around the world, and have
faithfully brought me home many times.  They're horribly worn out, proudly boasting the valiant scars they've faced from harsh travel--the right pair has become so mangled, I have to hold it together with rubber-bands!  These shoes have meaning not on their own, but because I've placed meaning in them through my experience with them.  The meaning of "things," of objects is ascribed--such is the motive of the designer.