The Outdoor Spiral Cycle Parking Rack, a photo from Berlin, East

Photographer's Note

Applied Arts

The Outdoor Spiral Cycle Parking Rack – Version Berlin.

We don't often realize how the design of the objects around us comes about. The design often comes from the function of an object and seems based on tradition.
We don't know any better; A chair has four legs, a seat and a backrest.
Yet a chair can be designed in many ways and it is often artists, architects who have gained fame with the design of chairs. You will find all these chairs in the design department of many museums.
For example, I eat every day with cutlery designed by Danish artist Arne Jacobsen. I’ve also seen it several times in a museum and you can still buy it.

Objects in our daily lives are often designed by industrial designers, specialized engineers who are educated to integrate functionality to appealing, aesthetic design.

The Outdoor Spiral Cycle Parking Rack – Berlin Version - on this photo series is certainly designed by a talented designer.
As usual I will zoom out in successive pictures.
Without bicycles attached to it, it could be an interesting statue in a street or square or maybe even in prison.
Unfortunately the designer remains unknown here.
You can find the Bicycle Rack at the entrance Potsdamer Platz of the Sony Center

■ Picture 1: ◄ https://i1.trekearth.com/photos/15099/te885-1.jpg ►

■ Picture 2: ◄ https://i1.trekearth.com/photos/15099/te885-2.jpg ►

■ Picture 3: ◄ https://i1.trekearth.com/photos/15099/te885-3.jpg ►

Applied arts
The applied arts are all the arts that apply design and decoration to everyday and essentially practical objects in order to make them aesthetically pleasing. The term is used in distinction to the fine arts, which are those that produce objects with no practical use, whose only purpose is to be beautiful or stimulate the intellect in some way. In practice, the two often overlap. Applied arts largely overlaps with decorative arts, and the modern making of applied art is usually called design. source: Wikipedia.
Industrial design
Industrial design is a process of design applied to products that are to be manufactured through techniques of mass production. A key characteristic is that design precedes manufacture: the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features takes place in advance of the physical act of making a product, which consists purely of repeated, often automated, replication. This distinguishes industrial design from craft-based design, where the form of the product is determined by the product's creator largely concurrent with the act of its creation. source: Wikipedia.

Royaldevon, pierrefonds, Fis2, papagolf21, pajaran, jhm, burmaman, PaulVDV, jean113, COSTANTINO, ricardomattos, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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holmertz (92932) 2020-10-27 2:53

Hello Rob,
I saw a "strange" thumbnail and thought "that must be Rob's". ;-) And of course it was.
I'm not sure whether it's you or the designer who deserves most praise. The main photo is no doubt "yours". Not many members of TE would have got the idea to take a close-up of a cycle parking rack. Without any real sense of dimensions this may look like a part of an original silver necklace or another object only created for its beauty. In WS #1 you add fragments of red which we realize belong to a bike, and finally we get a regular street photo that reveals everything. The cycle racks still look above average elegant, but most of all they look functional.
The photos are all above average, and the main upload is so smart that it goes to my favourites.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (205862) 2020-10-27 3:22

Ciao Rob, lovely composition, cycle parking seems a fantastic artwork, fine details, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (75546) 2020-10-27 4:28

Hello Rob,

I agree, this is a fine piece of design!
I like smooth curves; if I doodle, that is generally how it starts.

Your close-up expresses the design in smooth, curved lines; the chain, in circles and ellipsis, continuing the curves. It was a very smart decision to focus in so closely.
The w/s are interesting but this is the best!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

pierrefonds (103643) 2020-10-27 5:37

Hi Rob,

At first, I toght it was a big spring or abstract art. The point of view is showing the details of the bicycle rack. It is cleat and sharp. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Fis2 (155732) 2020-10-27 5:49

Witaj Rob!
Another interesting set of photos.
Even a bicycle stand can be an inspiration for a photographer.
I like framing, composition and colors.
Excellent sharpness.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

jimmyjimmy (5406) 2020-10-27 8:07

Hello Rob

From the thumbnail I could not make out the image. All I saw was abstract lines. Thought I was on TREKLENS by mistake. Nice capture for something different.

JImmy

papagolf21 (152601) 2020-10-27 8:08

Bonjour, cher ami Rob,
Encore un coup de maоtre а travers ces prises de vue.
Tout est bon pour transformer une scиne de rue en objet d'art !
Fйlicitations.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

pajaran (102750) 2020-10-27 8:46

Greeting.
Interesting parking for bicycles, well shown with beautiful colors, contrast and good text.
Good work with nice photos in the workshop.
I wish you all the best.
Paja.

jhm (203103) 2020-10-27 9:54

Goedenavond Rob,

Ik meen half de jaren zestig was ik Amsterdam, en wij waren helemaal niet gewoon, om onze fiets op slot te zetten.
Daar zagen wij voor het eerst, fiets stallingen met met dergelijke fietsrekken, en alle fietsen op slot.
Vandaar dat mij dit niet vreemd overkomt.
Maar zoals altijd id uw foto bijzonder goed samengesteld.
Mooi in detail, scherp an goed van kleur.
Excellent foto werk, bedankt.

Prettige avond vanuit een regenachtig Vlaanderen,
John

burmaman (902) 2020-10-27 10:27

Hi Rob!
I like your note about chairs a lota lot and when you have written that this is some art from xy in xy museum I would have believed you.
You have good eye to see the little things and present them in a good way.
A fine shot with very nice grey/chromatic colors.
Regards,Ronny
Stay healthy!

BennyV (32570) 2020-10-27 11:38

Dag Rob

Een verfrissend andere foto binnen de context van deze site. Knap geometrisch patroon, de ringetjes hangen heerlijk NIET perfect symmetrisch. Kleurfoto met toch vooral veel tinten grijs. Knap fotowerk!

Benny

PaulVDV (54925) 2020-10-27 11:47

Hallo Rob,
Dit trio doet me terug denken aan de drie foto’s die je in Toronto nam onder de naam ‘Applied Arts’.
Wanneer ik je nota lees over het ontwerpen van objecten die in ons dagelijks leven gebruikt worden, denk ik aan de tentoonstelling van Studio Pieter Stockmans die momenteel in C-mine te Genk loopt.
Pieter Stockmans ontwerpt porseleinkunst met een ambachtelijke productie en een experimentele aanpak. Een beetje grappig maar heel mooi: Deze Vlaamse kunstenaar heeft kopjes ontworpen zonder een oor maar met een neus. (https://www.c-mine.be/studio-pieter-stockmans)
Spijtig genoeg verneem ik zojuist dat omwille van COVID-19 heel de cultuursector dicht moet …
De foto’s in de WS zijn een goede verduidelijking van de concrete toepasbaarheid.
Vele groeten, Paul

Tue (82326) 2020-10-27 12:40

Hallo Rob,
Het is toch eigenlijk opvallend dat wij als fietsland niet ook uitblinken in allerlei bijzondere ontwerpen voor fietsenstallingen en dat die in het buitenland wel te vinden zijn. Deze stalling spiraalt ook mooi door het beeld heen met mooi zilveren tinten.
Lars

jean113 (22101) 2020-10-27 14:57

Hello Rob, as Gert has already stated, this shot is so obviously one of yours with your distinctive style.
Excellent sharp focusing on the metal spiral and the chains with the rings.
I like all three shots but this is definitely the best.
We take good design for granted, and it takes someone like you to draw our attention to what seem like everyday objects.
Interesting notes.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

lousat (130055) 2020-10-27 15:36

Hi Rob,i thought to a great artwork before to read the note and to see the full view in the WS. Another time the main pic is genial and a great surprise. Wonderful way to take details of bike parking,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ifege (32389) 2020-10-27 22:53

Hi Rob
A cycle rack as a work of art (or vice versa)! A good trio.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (104253) 2020-10-28 23:34

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
and a happy day
original version
another photo from you
bringing your personal stamp
under your personal inspiration
regards
cOSTANTINO

ricardomattos (15086) 2020-10-29 9:19

Hi Rob,

Very interesting rack and an artistic close up you did. Excelent framing, color and light. Very well done. I had never saw a spiral cycle parking rack . It seems work well and it is beautiful by the way.

Congratulations

Ricardo

ChrisJ (160134) 2020-10-29 18:24

Hello Rob,

A superb close up of the corkscrew spiral bike rack with its security chain links adding vertical lines and repetition. Tfs!

foxy (2059) 2020-10-30 8:55

Dag Rob,
If I did not read the title , I wouldn't know it's a cycle parking rack. What an unusual yet interesting to see in close-up, for sure. But as soon as I see on WS photos - it's just look so ordinary and I wouldn't have took a photo of it.
Well, it's only you....see the beauty and the artwork in photography. That's you have thought me one thing or two , seeing normal things to make it more exciting.
To be honest , it could make a beautiful design of bracelets :-)
Thanks for sharing and inspiration.
Loong

emka (152344) 2020-10-31 0:52

Hello Rob, Original composition with this parking for the bikes. Excellent observation. I like the silver colours.

Best regards Malgo

jmdias (103020) 2020-12-29 9:36

rob

the object is very useful and, at same time, very beautiful. I liked the way you use it, almost like a view of a modern sculpture. excellent image showing the beauty is in our eyes.

take care

jorge