Definition of uncomfortable

1

causing discomfort or annoyance

an uncomfortable chair

an uncomfortable performance

2

feeling discomfort : UNEASY

was uncomfortable with them

Examples of uncomfortable in a Sentence

 You look uncomfortable in that chair. Would you like to sit here instead?

 The silence went on so long that it became very uncomfortable.

 We were in the uncomfortable position of asking for money.

 I was uncomfortable about talking to them.

 She's uncomfortable being in the spotlight.

“Uncomfortable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncomfortable.  

Most of the objects we use in our daily lives are the result of generations of design tweaks that have made them as comfortable to use as possible. 

You never really think about how the objects you use in your life every day are built, but when you see them designed in a way that isn’t functional it can make you feel a certain way. Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani used her design skills to create alternate versions of everyday objects, she calls it The Uncomfortable. The goal of her project is to “deconstruct the invisible design language of simple everyday objects and tweak their fundamental properties in order to surprise you and make you laugh. But also to help you appreciate the complexity and depth of interactions with the simplest of objects around us.” Make sure you’re prepared you might be annoyed. 

This Is What 14 Everyday Objects Looked Like 100 Years Ago

Pair work:

Choose one item from the pictures in the link

https://www.theuncomfortable.com/

Or This link: 

https://www.boredpanda.com/useless-object-design-the-unusable-katerina-kamprani/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Or this link:

https://www.giuseppecolarusso.it/improbabilita_

1. What is this item for? 

2. What is the uncomfortable tweak about it? 

3. What should be changed to make it comfortable? 

More funny, uncomfortable and useless objects here: 

2023 - Your final task:

1. Choose an everyday object. Use 5 passive sentences to describe why it is comfortable. 

2. Tweak this object to make it useless and uncomfortable. 

3. Explain why it is uncomfortable. Use 5 passive sentences. 

4. Use an AI program such as https://openai.com/dall-e-2 to create it.

5. Present your work to the class here:  

6. https://padlet.com/1002300683_/the-uncomfortable-tnhgii6shrqqubl4

Check out Teacher Orit's idea in the Padlet board.  zuneT imgur.com/8fzuneT 

https://imgur.com/8fzuneT 

2020 - Your final task:

1. Choose an everyday object. Use 5 adjectives to describe it. 

2. State what this object is for.

3. Tweak this object to make it useless and uncomfortable. 

4. Explain why it is uncomfortable. Use 5 adjectives. 

5. Present your work to the class in a PPT or a picture or any other way.