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Philip de Los Reyes' "Drafting Tools" Look Too Nice to Use

By Ray Hu - August 1, 2011

in Object Culture | Hand Tools

In the vein of Northumbria University's "Tools for Daily Life" (and, to a lesser extent, ESAD's "The 2011 Edition"), San Francisco-based industrial designer Philip de Los Reyes' "Drafting Tools" are an elegant re-examination of the very same.

Though traditional drafting is a dying art, it is a common experience that many designers can trace to the beginning of their careers. This collection celebrates how these tools are not just products of engineering, but design objects in their own right. These tools were developed with focuses on quality engineering, usability and placement as premium objects. The elements of each piece are united through a common visual language, while each tool also reflects its unique function.

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tokyospark

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Nothing exciting here except the breathless and desperate description. The renderings (not products) are... nice, but I'll take a set of Staedtler/Mars instruments any day. They were the original "design objects". Designed and engineered for use, not for someone's portfolio.
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manu

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"These tools were developed with focuses on quality engineering, usability and placement as premium objects"

Where is the engineering? All I can see is some (nice) computer renderings...
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Tom

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We still learn how to draft manually before learning cad on my school... big help to get insight in how to approach drawing.
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