40 Crimes Against Good Taste, As Featured On The ‘Ugly Design’ Instagram Page (New Pics)
Interview
There’s nothing more beautiful than an ugly product! While that might sound counterintuitive, you might soon realize that perfection is boring and it’s actually imperfection that can capture our imaginations in a far deeper and more satisfying way.
Founded back in 2013 by Swiss design wunderkinds Jonas Nyffenegger and Sébastien Mathys, the Ugly Design Instagram project has since then won over the hearts of over 668k fabulous fans. And they can’t wait for their latest posts about design decisions that break norms and jump into the deep end of what’s traditionally considered to be bad design.
Have a look through some of the best (or is that worst) new designs, as featured on the Ugly Design page, upvote the ones that got a reaction out of you, and let us know which ones you loved to hate the most in the comment section. Oh, and if you haven’t had your fill yet, check out Bored Panda’s first article about Jonas and Sébastien’s awesome project right over here.
The founders of the Ugly Design account shared with Bored Panda that there are "a lot of exciting projects" in the works. However, we'll have to patient, as they teased that there will be "more info next" year, so we'll have to wait for 2022 to see them. You'll find the rest of our interview with Jonas and Sébastien below.
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"We try to keep posting as regularly as possible the crème de la crème of the latest ugly design but also reposting some of our old favorites," the founders told Bored Panda that they're continuing pretty much the same trend of content creation as a year earlier when we wrote our first article about the infamously brilliant Instagram account.
"As our love for ugliness keeps growing, the line between ugly and beauty is getting a bit blurred," the team behind the Ugly Design project shared. "It appears more and more of our followers have completely lost their taste. That’s a good thing. It means they’ll have to find it again. It will most likely be forever changed."
Previously, the founders of Ugly Design, Jonas and Sébastien, told me that they believe their project has been extremely successful because of the contrast they create between their content that the “norm-perfect” posts that we’re used to seeing in our Instagram feeds.
“When seeing an ugly design rather than perfect aesthetics (as defined in the 21st century)—scrollers takes notice. Also, @Uglydesign never gets predictable—that is key to maintain and grow followers in our opinion,” they told Bored Panda in an interview, earlier.
Both of the founders are big fans of the unexpected and the surprising. And that’s what keeps them passionate about the Ugly Design project. “We find it crazy that this theme can still surprise us and make us laugh so much after having dug into it for so long,” the duo told me.
“We are posting various topics under the theme of ugly design, from maximalism to design fails, covering everything from luxurious furniture, jewelry, fashion, nail art, architecture, to upcycling… And except for some designs fail, we believe it is an incredible source of inspiration and joy,” Jonas and Sébastien added that even ugly designs can inspire us and bring us joy with their (very different expression of) beauty.
It is on purpose, so it does not count, like Crocs and bauhaus.
Ugly Design spent the first two years of its existence on Tumblr. However, in 2015, the project made the jump over to Instagram where it’s enjoying all of its well-earned success. It’s a constant reminder in our otherwise ‘perfect’ social media feeds that the world is more varied and far more interesting than the sanitized and curated image we’re presented.
Nobody: ... Someone: hey, let's make the 'The Floor Is Lava' game more immersive?
Honestly this is kinda cool especially for someone who collects bugs or something
This bookshelf is not ugly at all, it does not belong here. Also, it is a good saving for your funeral.
Ok, fine I see the point but in times of grief do you need to be asking yourself did we disassemble the coffin shelf yet the funeral is tomorrow?
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When you're really determined to leave nothing for those greedy relatives.
It's a hard topic, but this could bring peace of mind in knowing your family won't be stuck paying a fortune for one, anď it's functional now. There's a group in my country who make coffins for all ages, custom etc but at cost essentially (I think the workers are mostly volunteers) they help so many people, and in making their own ones and having their customers be involved in the design it destigmatises the fear of death and talking about death, hard though that is
You are forced to buy from the funeral home/certified products in the US- they probably wouldn’t let you use it. I am sure there is a Funeral Lobby that keeps the rules on the books to keep the prices up. A cheap funeral is 5k. Imagine the money that is being made/about to be made in the next 20 years as the baby boomers die? Most will run between 5k-20k on average
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This is also useful if you are ever bitten by a vampire because you will need a place to sleep during the day.
Clear the knick knacks off the shelves mama took a turn for the worst
Hint : don't engrave the dates yourself, unless you are absolutely sure.
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I hate to see shoddy craftsmanship in a coffin. Takes me right out of the funeral!
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Many people buy their own coffin. This way then can actually use it while alive.
Transforms into a bookshelf, or a coffee table, or a coffin and comes with an extra wood-grain cutting board. Your choice. *Also, makes excellent firewood.
"Hey kids, grandma died, quick, fold up the bookshelf". Also, if IKEA ran a funeral home.
Well, you either get something to bury yourself in or a place to put your ashes. Win-Win!
As a book lover, I kind of love this idea. Until I realised all my precious books would be homeless after my death.
I’m sure you are not allowed to use this is the US- there are all kinds of rules regarding burial so it’s expensive as possible. My dad was buried for free (plot, headstone, labor, service) as he was a US Marine & his funeral still cost $8000- this was in 2012 almost 10 years ago
This was a fairly normal thing in victorian times coffin furniture so that you had one ready when needed
Well, we can say that is it... a "failure" ! Lol! hahahahaha... It is funnier in French...
If you're feeling lonely and need a hand to hold, this cup is for you!
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A strange mix of entries showing purposeful silliness, "redneck engineering" and only a minority of true design failures.
Gotta admit...some of these are pretty funny & I would TOTALLY rock them!
A strange mix of entries showing purposeful silliness, "redneck engineering" and only a minority of true design failures.
Gotta admit...some of these are pretty funny & I would TOTALLY rock them!
