Objectified

I thought that the whole movie itself was pretty interesting. There were a few things in this documentary that really stood out to me because I had never thought of them before.  The first thing was the fact that everything is designed.  It is obvious that certain complex objects had to be designed but I never really put much thought into the smaller simpler objects.  The movie uses the potato peeler as an example of a simple object that needed to be designed.  I never looked at a potato peeler and appreciated the hard work and long process that others took in order to design it.  Another interesting point was if we are in an advanced age of technology, why do we still rely on ancient designs for every day objects such as a chair?  The designer raised a very good point that we do not go from a laptop to go ride in a horse carriage use a laptop and sit in a chair that is not designed any differently than it was a hundred years ago?  Another good point was that we use materials that are meant to last a lifetime for an object that is only meant to last a few months?  I believe this is a very good point and we need to start designing objects that can easily be disposed of.