a paper knife for jean-paul sartre: essay
The problem of the paper knife is derived from Sartre’s use of it as a counter example to mankind in Existentialism and Humanism: objects which are at first sight purposive and necessary are revealed to be ultimately superfluous due to the superfluity of their situation. This project examines the nature of necessity in the design of a object and draws a distinction between ethically significant and insignificant contingencies.
UNDERTAKEN: 2006 | TUTORED: Neil Spiller and Phil Watson