just for fun: high design or cheap furniture?
Think you can tell the difference? You might be surprised. Graydon Parrish and Mikhail Simkin challenge you to decide if you’re looking at a designer piece by Donald Judd or cheap furniture from your local Walmart in this online quiz. We’d like to say we passed with flying colors, but…well, like we said, you might be surprised.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:38 am
92%! Probably not because I know Donald Judd furniture, but have plenty of experience with the cheap stuff!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:49 am
100% and yeah, Sprout, recognized most of the cheap stuff from having spent way too much time in box stores. The Donald Judd items almost always used more material than necessary – no way would Target or WalMart waste extra “wood” if they can help it!
November 9th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Fun! I got a 100%! On that leaning tiered bookshelf, the color of the wood was a dead giveaway to me. It just looked like everything in Wally World. Great post.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:45 am
100%, and now happy to know I’m not the only one that is so familiar with the big box style.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I got 100% and had never heard of the guy.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Ha, you guys are doing a lot better than me. A few of the items I could instantly tell, but there are one or two (not saying which) that I took a guess on and lost! I think it’s really a fun way to think about both what’s important about design and what may not be.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:13 am
I missed two, thinking Donald’s was the cheap stuff. Sorry, Donald.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Don’t know Donald, clearly. 72% : )
November 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I got the first 2 wrong but nailed the others.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I also got 100%- but there were a couple I thought were tricks…
November 9th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Hee… 100% for me, too. There’s just something about the wal-mart stuff. I don’t know. I can tell. But then I’ve always been the type to gravitate to the most expensive thing in the store.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
100% that was a cinch…I think the key is that if something looks cheap it won’t be from Wal-Mart since they are trying to sell products that look more designer for the masses and vice versa.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:46 am
100% for me, too. clearly i spend too much time on design blogs… i could tell by the wood finishes and colors. big box furniture is of either the basic or the primary color variety.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
My score is just only 67%!!!! Wow too low compared to others, but it make me so happy to know the answer.