Iconic Design - Pictures

[Don1]

This is a car website, and we all know about iconic design in cars - the BMW kidney grill, TVR's door line, RR's grill (etc).

But what iconic designs fill your home, and what really makes something 'iconic'?

I will start the ball rolling with 3 designs. Old, middle aged, and new.

Old: What started cartoons.


Middle: Design a juicer?


New: The ultimate MP3 player:


So, what would be iconic in your book?

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Original iMac:



Set the design cues for everything from kitchen tools to computers for several years.

Also re-defined what a personal computer should look like.

[Yertis]

This plane more or less defined the concept of industrial design.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Design Icon:

- Fit for purpose
- Functional
- Work every time
- be a pleasure to use
- Satisfy all using parties
- Have a desirability factor
- Have a definite 'call to action'

[deevlash]

the stark juicer, iconic looking but terrible for actually making juice.
For me these things are iconic;




the bike in this one, although the cars nice too!

[Athlon]

[Matt..]

[Petoz]

[Coq au Vin]

The Opinel knife (1890's)



Series 7 Chair (1955)



Lamy 2000 fountain pen (1966)

Edited by Coq au Vin on Sunday 9th November 19:31

[Simpo Two]

Don1 said:

This is a car website, and we all know about iconic design in cars - the BMW kidney grill, TVR's door line, RR's grill (etc).

I don't think a TVR door is *quite* in the same league...

[groomi]

Don1 said:

Athlon said:

Fortunately, Iconic design doesn't require the product to work very well...

[Nolar Dog]

Panton chair.

[groomi]

[GilbertGrape]

Edited by GilbertGrape on Sunday 9th November 20:13