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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Character

Guess what this is.

I don't know why I find this contraption so awesome. It folds up and voila, it's a cane! It folds down and voila, it's a stool! It's ergonomicomical!

It assists with mobility issues and also provides a handy-dandy seat once you've finally shuffled to your destination. Yet it looks too rickety to perch on. Imagine this cane-seat thingamajig's backstory.

I think what makes this multi-functional design so intriguing for me is because it strongly suggests character. As an acting assignment, I'd love to design a character around this prop. I'm visualizing someone who wouldn't hesitate to use this doodad for an unintended function, like a weapon perhaps? or a crowd-disperser?

So who's the character? I think I have the perfect idea: meet Irene.
Posted by DB Stewart at 8:01 AM
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20 comments:

  1. Rubye JackSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    How utilitarian. But, I could really see an elderly disabled person, such as myself at times, getting hurt trying to sit or tripping over the seat apparatus even when folded up.

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  2. AlistairSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Just what I've been looking for. Standing all night can be a pain in the neck!

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  3. Elly LouSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    I think it would be much more useful if you switched out the seat part with a tambourine. I mean, you could still sit on a tambourine, but you can't play a stool. Or can you? Shit. Now I need a stool.

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  4. NubianSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    It wouldn't be pretty if I sat on that contraption.

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  5. ChelleSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Irene only wants it if it dispenses cigarettes.

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  6. MunkSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    At first glance I thought it was a pie-stand with a handle.

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  7. PickleopeSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    It's essentially a transformer for the elderly. Is there a walker-version...well I guess that would be a Rascal scooter.

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  8. Debra She Who SeeksSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    I see a "Dr. Watson" type of stout British gentleman who says "What ho?" a lot. And with an entire lack of knowledge what "ho" means now.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I work with geriatric psych patients. I know this weapon well.

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  10. Antares CryptosSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I'm with Munk on this one.

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  11. karensomethingorotherSeptember 13, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    I have no idea why, but I can only picture Mr. Peanut.

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  12. AlittlespriteSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Yep. The perfect place for pies.

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  13. Al PenwasserSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    I must be hungry. At first, I thought it was a cookie on a tin pan with a pretzel attached!
    Stop by my blog tomorrow. You're getting a shout-out!

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  14. Charlie PulsipherSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    So need one of these when my wife drags me shopping. Why don't more stores have benches?

    I sound old already.

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  15. Nicole Leigh ShawSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Perfect! Irene would also be able to stub out her cigarettes on it.

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  16. Angela@BeggingTheAnswerSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    Cool! Although I'm with Al Penwasser on this - I first thought the seat was a pie, and figured it was some sort of pie-holding devise. I probably like pie (especially apple ) a little too much.

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  17. ptothebSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    It makes me think of pie.

    Therefore, I like it.

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  18. SultanSeptember 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Nifty

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  19. j. littlejohnSeptember 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    looks like food. can you eat it if you are hungry?

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  20. michael.offworldSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Monsieur Hulot. Seen his movies?

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