Stereopresence

Kika

Friday 29 April Kika I’ve been watching “Today’s Worst”, a tacky tabloid TV show. Victoria Abril appears dressed-to-video in an outrageous Jean Paul Gaultier leather… Read More

Posted: April 19th, 1994
Filed under: Words

“Style gurus put the boot in”, The Australian, 5-6 Mar, 1994.

Walking Machines Ross Harley If the footwear designers and marketing directors get their way, many of us won’t be wearing shoes for much longer. We’ll… Read More

Posted: March 19th, 1994
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“Can’t beat a good ad campaign”, The Australian, 19-20 Mar, 1994.

Coke Was It Ross Harley Delicious. Refreshing. Ice cold. Coca-Cola was always more than a bubbly tooth-rotting soft drink. It is one of the most… Read More

Posted: March 19th, 1994
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“Remodelling an architectural legend”, The Australian, 26-27 Mar, 1994.

The Wright Way He’s either the greatest architectural genius or the biggest charlatan of this century. His reputation for designing inspirational buildings with leaky roofs… Read More

Posted: March 19th, 1994
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“Neo-baggy: more soul than sold out”, The Australian, 5-6 Feb, 1994.

Living Extra Large Ross Harley Dancefloor style has provided the impetus for many an assault on culture. Preferring to make their moves from the vantage… Read More

Posted: February 19th, 1994
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“Superhighway robbery holds progress to ransom”, The Australian, 12-13 Feb, 1994.

Superhighway Nightmares The image of the superhighway of the future has changed forever. In the fifties and sixties we were inundated with commercial artists’ visions… Read More

Posted: February 19th, 1994
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“Virtual reality of impossible designs”, The Australian, 15-16 Jan, 1994.

Designing the Future Ross Harley Reality’s not what it used to be. If we are to believe Robin Baker’s survey of the latest digital technologies… Read More

Posted: January 19th, 1994
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Pentagram: Building an Image

Friday 14 January Pentagram: Building an Image “What is now commonly called design is quite simply commercial art.” Commissioned by CEOs and created by staff… Read More

Posted: January 19th, 1994
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“Who’s in the chair for style?”, The Australian, 8-9 Jan, 1994.

Chair City. Ross Harley In theory, people can sit on just about anything. In practice, most of us pull up a chair. Not many agree… Read More

Posted: January 19th, 1994
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“Disc designs play into hands of the consumer”, The Australian, 29-30 Jan 1994.

CD Packaging In this post-pop world, packaging has eclipsed the product it contains. Well, almost. Take the case of CDs for example. With music catalogues… Read More

Posted: January 19th, 1994
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“Vulgar beauty from beyond the burbs”, The Australian, 11-12 Dec, 1993.

Australian Vernacular In the vernacular of Glenn Murcutt, one of Australia’s most celebrated architects, our cities are a “whole gaggle of junk and rubbish” .… Read More

Posted: December 19th, 1993
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“Automated environment out of order”, The Australian, 27-28 Nov, 1993.

Dysfunctionalism I can’t stop the clock in my video player from flashing at midnight. Nor can anybody else I know. It’s not a ghost in… Read More

Posted: November 19th, 1993
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“Sad sign of the times”, The Australian, 13-14 Nov, 1993.

I hate logos. Impossible to avoid them these days. In becoming all pervasive, logos lost their sole redeeming feature. They traded in their symbolic appeal… Read More

Posted: November 19th, 1993
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“Identity key to sound system”, The Australian, 6-7 Nov, 1993.

Sound design by Ross Harley When was the last time you listened to a good piece of architecture, or heard an interesting bit of design?… Read More

Posted: November 19th, 1993
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Machine in the Garden

“The machine in the garden”, Land-Scope, Artspace, Sydney,1993, pp 1-4. The Machine in the Garden Simeon Nelson’s Land-scope The clash of the idyllic world of… Read More