So we all have one of those friends who is perpetually clumsy and who really should have a plastic drop sheet follow them wherever they go. In my circle, her name is Jye—gorgeous, intelligent, caring, hilarious; she should really pay double the premium on her private health insurance.
Norwegian designer, Kristine Bjaadal created ‘Underfull’ for the 2010—a damask tablecloth that reveals a pattern when some bozo knocks over a drink at your dinner party.
Bjaadal believes that this creates stories and can contribute in giving the products sentimental value – important in a society where we seem to have an increasingly superficial relations to the objects we surround ourselves with. through her designs, she tries to make the user sense another human being behind the product, and focuses on giving the user positive experiences over time.
In my family, we have the saying, “Take it home to your mother” whenever anyone spills something on the tablecloth. Less trough time, more fun, I say.
See it in action:
(via designboom)
Published on 18 March 2010 by Agony Uncle