Dezeen Debate features "the wreckage of a fancy idea"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a hydrogen refuelling station designed by Philippe Starck. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.
French designer Starck created a hydrogen refuelling station that has a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and colour-changing dichroic glass. Starck's design was showcased at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as part of the Green Zone a hub dedicated to energy transition technologies, innovation and decarbonisation.
Due to the station's mirror casing, one criticized Starck's lack of "consideration for birds crashing." Another questioned how "invisible" the station would be "when covered in dirt, mess, and ill-assorted stickers and notices," before describing it as "the wreckage of a fancy idea".
Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included 11 limited-edition handbags designed by architect Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton, a mass-timber home in Norway created by Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka and an opinion piece about office pods by Freyja Sewell.
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