Deconstructing Product Design

Egg Bird Feeder

Jim Schatz, 2004

1. The Egg Bird Feeder enhances backyard vistas, attracts a diversity of small birds, and resists both hungry squirrels and contrary weather. Jim Schatz comments: “The design followed the egg, which is the basis of life. The Egg Bird Feeder is designed to be beautiful and functional — an object that complements the beauty of wild birds and deters squirrels from disturbing them.” Squirrels, however, are resourceful critters, and can, in many cases, get to the booty — but the extraordinary acrobatics involved will more than compensate the owner for the transgression.
2. The body is hollow and made of ceramic earthenware; a continuous enclosure except for the connecting holes at its apex, which nominally expose its ...