In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato, created by supermarket chain Aldi and London fashion brand Agro Studio.
The limited-edition Jacket Potato Jacket features a mottled brown exterior and a fluffy white fleece lining, and comes with a silver rain cover reminiscent of tinfoil.
Aldi unveils jacket potato jacket complete with silver foil poncho
“What will they think of next…”
Some readers were unsure what to make of it. “At first glance, I thought it was a cheese pizza,” wrote Steve Hassler, while Jess wondered “what will they think of next?”
Others took a more definitive stance. “I wouldn’t be seen dead in it,” declared Outis and commenter Forum Stuff called it “another half-baked idea”.
“What a waste!” exclaimed Wayne Martin. “I just hope Aldi introduces large clothes recycling bins in their stores to accommodate it,” they wrote
But the jacket had just as many admirers as it did detractors, with Bahá’u’lláh asking “ok, where do we join the queue for one?”
On the same page, Oliver Smith said “I would absolutely love a jacket like that – it’s so clever.”
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Foster + Partners completes New York supertall skyscraper for JPMorganChase
“Clumsy, overbearing and ungainly”
Dezeen commenters were also reacting to the 270 Park Avenue supertall skyscraper created by architecture studio Foster + Partners for financial company JPMorganChase in Manhattan.
Readers struggled to reach a consensus. “Very impressive, the simplicity of the massing and its articulation is classic New York,” praised Spencer.
Meanwhile, Prado Sellinder observed that “the lobby is incredibly impressive in person – it’s massive and almost feels like the entrance to some temple or palace.”
However, Dropdead209 offered a less flattering assessment, calling the skyscraper “clumsy, overbearing and ungainly”. “Not a classic,” they added.
Jb was similarly scathing, branding it “monstrous”.
“The base is aggressively inhuman,” they said, before concluding that “it has no redeeming features.”
For HeywoodFloyd, the project represented “lots of money and effort, lots of hype, very little payoff.”
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“Understated nostalgia” defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK
“Looks comforting and familiar”
Also sparking debate in the comments section was a sandwich shop in Montreal designed by local studio MRDK as a throwback to retro diners with bright yellow upholstery against a 1970s colour palette.
“Beautifully executed,” commended Dave Nogas. “The attention to detail and understated design is exquisite and perfectly appropriate,” they said.
“I love me a good diner – we need more of them,” suggested Design Junkie.
For Apsco Radiales, the space “looks comforting and familiar”. They added “classic fast food diner – good stuff.”
But not everyone was sold. “It is a mess – they couldn’t make their mind up on what it was supposed to be,” reflected Tom Roberts.
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