Gothamist: Will Frank Gehry Make Titanium Tiffany Jewelry?

thomas friedel

Sun, 14 May 2006 07:08:07 -0500

dear gents here in europe gehry´s design look quite same like and reproductive well it was once new and is dated now .düsseldorf.bilbao and without an end it seems a once good design gone mainstream with cars,shoes and now corporate jewlery one design fits all. but I kind of like it somehow, thomasroger,goldsmith,frankfurt,germany

Duncan

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:36:19 -0500

Brooklyn Boy-you need to get yourself a glass of wine & relax my friend. Gehry's work is interesting, fascinating, adventurous, beautiful & optimistic. You mention that "When consumers only want to go to museums designed by brand name architects, buy jewelry with pricey labels, and wear haute-clothing, there is something wrong with their priorities"...............I have news for you, it's been happening a long time & there's nothing wrong with it:) People like beautiful objects created by brilliant people. p.s.-Gehry's architecture is always built with deep consideration for it's surroundings.

booyah!

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:34:01 -0500

Brooklyn Boy is just angry he can't afford anything from Tiffany, Armani and Versace.

Brooklyn Boy

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:08:22 -0500

Ye Gods. I detest Gehry's overblown, impractical and egotistical work. When it comes to his buildings, he does not consider context, insisting that his thumbprint be evident, even in a great steaming pile of shit. The LA Disney atrocity superheats the apartments across the street and the building at Cambridge's MIT is a confusing, post-post-modern amalgamation of styles. If Tiffany thinks ugly is the new elegant, count me out. And what makes Gehry think he can design jewelry or house wares? He's an overrated moron that has turned himself into a name brand like Versace or Armani. I know there are better things to get pissed at these days, but such stupid indulgence in high-end design is just another example of Bush-era wealth worship. When consumers only want to go to museums designed by brand name architects, buy jewelry with pricey labels, and wear haute-clothing, there is something wrong with their priorities. It's a symptom of a sick, warped culture. And I can't take it anymore.

bee-bau

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:24:02 -0500

Gehry has designed a lot of great and unusual furniture in a variety of materials -- his cardboard chairs were/are very popular (google for Gehry "wiggle chair") -- and a collection of his furniture and other designs were recently the subject of a traveling exhibition. While most of the designs were pretty unusual, all were practical...