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D W E L L I N G W I T H D E S I G N 168 doesn’t make many cups. But it has got an awfully good pour. The spout and the rest, so in my opinion it is an awfully well designed product. And it looks nice too. So that’s one that has been in a lot of use. (Laura 04 42-50) Some of the products in this section crystallised what was outlined as being an excellent design: the thing was easy to use, reliable and aesthetically pleasing, sometimes even reparable. Yet the overall excellence of design does not hold true with all the products. Kalle & Emma’s white television is an illustrative example: it was a product that in 2004 was in the corner of their kitchen, and in 2005 it was on top of a cupboard in the living room, opposite the television that they were actually using (P 183–184). The white television had not been working properly for a long time. It was practically broken, but, according to Kalle, had lots of “vibes value” (fiilisarvo), which is why they kept it on display in the apartment. K: it’s a bit like, that the vibes value of objects, like, for example that white TV, which has great vibes value, but it’s not in use. In fact it’s bit broken, or, the image is bad. So it is a completely useless object in that sense but, it’s also that it has got a powerful vibes value. (Kalle & Emma 05 514-517) To give more examples, Theo mentioned how his Zippo lighter was terrible to use, Janne’s favourite lamps did not give much light, Jari was not even thinking of repairing the living room table and Laura was happy with her too-small tea pot. In addition to these flaws, there were other things about the products that the interviewees found to be valuable: the Tonfisk’s nice appearance and usability, the Zippo’s reliability in all types of weather, the usability of the table and the “vibes value” of Janne’s lamps and Kalle & Emma’s television. The value of these products was often a mystery to the owners of the products as well: J: something small that one has been able to acquire. Primarily lamps, yes. I don’t know what it is in them that so fascinates me (laughs) but (pause) but the lamps are in any case what most enthralls me, of these interior decoration items. ( Janne 04 152-156) To summarise, using the products in this category gave pleasure to the persons of the household during the course of their daily lives and the products can be seen as having been well-integrated because they were constantly used or at
least fondly talked about. The product did not have to have a design pedigree or a long history in the household. Hannele’s description of her recently bought television is a good example of how a brand-new, mass-produced product had already become an important part of household’s daily activities (P 185): H: this television is this new acquisition and an invention that I am really incredibly happy with, because here in the kitchen after all (pause) we spend lots of time and you’re cooking and reading magazines and so you turn this on, so it’s been terribly good purchase. (Hannele 04 141- 143) 4 S T O R I N G D E S I G N 169 183 184 P 183–184. Kalle & Emma’s television in 2004 and 2005 P 185. Hannele’s new television 185
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