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I juiced with the Philippe Starck Juicer, and it made me sad. Juice flies everywhere. The item is […]

I juiced with the Philippe Starck Juicer, and it made me sad.

Juice flies everywhere. The item is not stable– it wobbled with each turn. I found myself starting the orange on the juicer, then finishing just with hand. Gorgeous, but art not appliance. In case you were wondering.

Compare to the juicer i own, a wedding present from my sister. It looks like a Brancusi, but works beautifully. No splash, fast, powerful and has outlived a couple electric juicers my husband is drawn to.

When will people realize beautiful and usable are synonyms, not antonyms.

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  1. 1
    donna

    I’m glad you told us – I’ve been looking at these and wondering whether to get one. Hmmm…can’t really afford to spend on something that doesn’t work in the slightest. Come to think about it, I think Don Norman mentioned the same…

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    Josh

    Back when I was in school studying industrial design, we marked this juicer (it had just debuted) as the epitome of a designer so full of himself that he lost perspective on the design. Is it beautiful? Yes. Does it do the job it’s supposed to? Not even close.

    I don’t know if it’s still true now, but the original versions were made of aluminum, which can be corroded by citric acid. Real good choice for a ‘juicer’.

  3. 3
    paul

    Don Norman mentioned in a speech that someone sent him the Gold Limited Edition of the juicer, which came with a warning “Do Not Use For Juicing”.

  4. 4
    noise to signal

    A psychic right and left

    Left jab: Christina tries juicing with the exquisitely beautiful Philippe Starck juicer: I juiced with the Philippe Starck Juicer, and it made me sad. Juice flies everywhere. The item is not stable– it wobbled with each turn. I found myself…

  5. 5
    Ess

    Too bad Starck couldn’t take a tip from Alexander Calder who made it a point of pride to design useful objects, for example cooking spoons, that were also pleasing to look at. I too have coveted the Starck juicer but now I know its for lookin’ not for usin’.

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