Look, having good taste doesn't guarantee anything. I mean, it doesn’t mean people won’t appreciate your taste or that you won’t get complimented way more often than the rest of humanity, but half of the coin belongs to execution. If it is poor, this power duo of desirable traits is doomed.
But sometimes, it’s awful taste that spoils it all. Imagine having skill, patience, resources, all that it takes in the world, except lacking the taste and understanding of the whole picture in the first place. This selection is dedicated to precisely these idly hilarious instances.
Inspired by the corner of Reddit known as Awful Taste But Great Execution, it reminds us that not all product designs are great, good, or barely tolerable. Quite a good share of them don’t deserve to be put on the supermarket shelves, even if they have been produced elegantly. Psst! Check out our previous selections of painful-to-watch designs here and here.
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This Rug Pattern Carved Into A Hardwood Floor
Tiny T. Rex Arms For Your Chicken
Okay, this is just hilarious. Imagine a chicken wearing this running towards you.
Previously, Bored Panda talked to the moderator of the Awful Taste But Great Execution subreddit, who was happy to share some insights about their community. Created in 2016, the online group is relatively new by Reddit standards, yet it has a solid member base of 1.5 million, which makes it a real powerhouse of the internet.
It turns out, in the beginning, the r/ATBGE community focused heavily on automotive-related posts since it was a spinoff on another subreddit. “To make /r/ATBGE more appealing to the masses, we opened up the subreddit to include things beyond autos (tattoos, fashion, décor, etc.)” And this is the point where the community really started to grow,” the representative of the moderator team told us.
Butt Napkins
Asked My Mum For A Bedside Table Lamp For Christmas And Received This Sassy Young Lady
Snow Devil
As the community grew, the moderator team grew too, establishing further and more refined rules for the community. “Now we are here and things are still looking good. We continue to add new subscribers each day, which is a good thing (considering we all do this for free).”
The creator of the also subreddit told us that the subreddit is essentially documenting things of all kinds that “display quality craftsmanship in the least elegant way possible.” The stuff is gaudy, tacky, overdone, and otherwise tasteless, but sometimes, when the work is done well, “you won't know whether to love it or hate it," they explained.
Patrick Buddha
These Stairs
This Skull Carpet
This Baby Yoday Toothpaste Dispenser
Iridiscent Kitchen Unit
I'm Speechless
This Washer And Dryer Set
Furry Mona Lisa...
My Girlfriend’s Grandpa Was An Executive At Mcdonalds A Long Time Ago. He Received This Gift For His Years Of Service. A Solid Gold Big Mac Necklace
Optical Chillusion
Never Get Lost Again
I Have To Hand It To Them
Finally Found Something That Belongs Here
This
This Giant Constructed Tree Trunk That’s Sole Purpose Is To House An ATM
Located At A Bar In Shinjuku, Japan. There Is A Bathroom With A Gaint Head Located Infront Of The Toilet. Activated By The Pressure From The Seat, The Face Sings A Strange Drunken Tune And Slowly Moves Towards You… Making The Room Smaller And Smaller, Until Its Lips 'Kiss' Your Knees
Spider Cow (In Front Of A $1.9m House)
Why Would You Order That Tho
This Chair Made Out Of Pigs
Mr. T-Pot
I Think This Makes It A Skullery
Cool for a museum or art piece, not too sure about it being a backslash though. Plus it would be a bitch to clean.
Spotted In A Ring-Shaming Group On Fb
Urinating Dachshund Building Decor
I Was Told You Guys Would Like This
Sydney Buses Seat Fabric Suit
This Mcmansion
Dresser Hand Grenade
This Mask
This Taxidermy Lamp
Late To The Recent Lamp Party...
This Flower Cat Mouth Thing
Am I Doing This Right?
A Satisfied Lightswitch
I'll See Your Flamingo Lamp, And Raise You A $6500 Life Sized Horse Lamp
It is by Moooi design (Dutch) and for sale at around €5000,- and yes, it's solid and you could sit on it. I've actually always liked it.
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Why? Do you prefer gender-less horses? Don't be such a prude.
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Seems there is always someone out there that's willing to waste their money!
I saw this!!! In an Inspiration store. Cost like $8,000?? Possibly more. But yeah it's lifesize.
I actually like this, matches the rest of the décor. . . nice clean feel.
Our local Chinese restaurant has one of these standing around. Always weirds me out.
They have one of these in the entrance to the south lounges in Terminal 5 in LHR
....this is as much as a real horse (a cheap one for sure but still O_O)
I saw one like this once for sale in Harrods. Can't remember the price but it wasn't cheap!!
I think that is Marcel Wanders' design. Sold ar Moooi in Amsterdam. That's where I saw it anyway.
Crocheted Saturn
Never Had A Chance To Post In Here... But This Belongs I Think
Mmm.. Eggplant Shoes...
I Was Told This Belongs Here
This Pokémon Merch That's Literally A Gengar Whose Mouth You're Supposed To Sleep Inside Of
Someone Crochets “Mold” Onto Vintage Handbags
This
Ha! I like it. I would totally wear this if I had the figure for it.
Anyone Want A Cup Of Tea?
Has This Been Posted Here Yet? Found In “A Group Where We Can Only Say Yikes”
Absolutely awful, the succulents/ plants are really well done though.
Ceramic Bowl
Eggstravagance
Note: this post originally had 103 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
a lot of these are actually really cool and don't deserve to be shamed here.
Most of these have style and imagination. I loathe conventional design.
There’s a difference between having halfway decent taste and being boring.
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Most of these have style and imagination. I loathe conventional design.
There’s a difference between having halfway decent taste and being boring.
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