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Posted by Jeannie Choe | 10 Apr 2007
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During an eight month-long international escapade, Doug Wilson documented the "rainbow" of hand dryers he came across in public restrooms from Sydney to Beijing, Cairo to Vienna.
This is a study in the banal. The boring. The completely uninteresting. The things we see everyday. The utilitarian objects that become invisible. Its fascinating that the absolute banality of the objects is what makes them all so unique and interesting.
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It's incredibly hard to design something that will be 'seen everyday yet invisible' (no joke intended). The finest designs fit into our lives seamlessly, allowing us to focus on our virtues and failings rather than on our possessions. Maybe that's why we currently like overdesigned geegaws - we can focus on those objects rather than on ourselves. Yes, material culture is important, but it is cultural only to the extent that is embedded into our subconscious minds, not by jumping out and saying 'look at how -designed- I am'
Though I still find a Porsche noticeable and utterly gorgeous. What can I say...
strange how the drying element is always on the left. stranger still that many are not hardwired and most of the cords are on the left of the unit but the units are placed to the left of the socket.
this is what you call a hand dryer - 400mph's worth!
http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/10/21/dyson-airblade-the-400mph-hand-dryer.aspx