Since we're making tinyurls taboo for a bit, I hope you won't have to paste this one together to get there:
Anastasia
--who's ALMOST done with the semester....and barely keeping her sanity.
Very interesting.Pity that you have to thread the needle though.Its my pet hate!!
I LOVE the design, but it looks a bit top heavy? I'd have concerns about dragging a large quilt top thru it. I hope someone picks up on this idea- the sm industry is about due for a shake up and going beyond the basic shape that's been around for a couple hundred years! I'm glad cars haven't been that slow to evolve!
Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.
The design looks tipsy. Large overhead weight bearing down on smaller round shouldered base. This baby is sure to fall over every time you use it. Unless the bottom of the machine is made out of lead and the top is all plastic. No thanks. John
From what I can tell, it's more of a design "contest" or "assignment" (having done more than my fair share during my education and career) than actually showcasing a future product. Consider this machine to be no more than a portfolio entry. In fact, I'd be VERY surprised if the designer in question (just from what I'm seeing) has even ever touched on Human Factors Design!!!
(HFD is a bit obscure, I think, so to explain, it's the discipline of designing for human use - safety, ergonomics, etc, are part of this discipline)
While I agree that a lot of the machines that are on the market are uglier than my first quilt, I think there's a reason they lack "style" - manufacturers preferring function over form. Hubby does a lot of industrial design in his job (though, not for sewing machines - he does it for "boats") and I've witnessed first hand what happens when you sacrifice function for form.
For one, you have a thing called "convention" ... people are used to using machines in a certain way - and although innovations are nice, you have to keep the basic method of use that people are comfy with (called "usability") in mind. This SM isn't doing that. I see more problems than the "coolness" factor is worth!!!
So here's a question: what function on your SM would you be willing to sacrifice for a bit more style? Why? What would you fight like a wet cat to keep?
Hugs!! Connie :) (Sorry for the rant ... I have a background in HFD, so I get a bit irate whenever I see "form superceding function!!")
True, but there's a reason that sewing machines haven't evolved as quickly ... with a car, you do have more "dead space" that you can design features into. Plus, since it IS a bigger machine, it's loads easier to change the overall shape - where you "subtract" some areas, you can "add" elsewhere.
Chances are, the present sewing machine form factor is here to stay ... at least until materials and manufacturing processes change/progress enough that the form value can evolve with it. Also, I don't think that the big SM manufacturers make as much profit as the big car builders ... so I don't think the freedom or incentive is there to improve the style.
Hugs!! Connie :)
There you are! I was wondering what happened to you--and POP you're here :) Go fondle some fabric whilst doing your homework...sacrifice a piece if you have to...kinda like a 'security blanket'...if your doing something ANYTHING with fabric it'll keep you calmer and your sanity longer.
Shouldn't you be getting a break pretty soon?
Butterfly (who is so glad this household is DONE with school.: classes. finals. dissertations. etc)
So I'm sayin':
Yep. We're done the 14th. It's utter craziness here now, though. I haven't had time to even look at my husband lately, let alone fondle fabric or yarn or find my sewing machine under all the books and papers.
And I don't think I've been calm in about three months.
Anastasia
--who's off to Anglo Saxon Language right now. Waes seo tid cumen!
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