another quote on inspiration, this time by pablo picasso:
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”
another quote on inspiration, this time by pablo picasso:
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”
may need a bit more content, but some areas (like the timeline) look pretty promising: http://www.industrialdesignhistory.com, a website that "celebrates the determination, audacity and ingenuity of the industrial design profession".
well, not really. sorry for the lack of posts over the last weeks. i am in shanghai/china for work, and at first had neither time nor access to my blog from here. the access to the website is back, now i just need some time …
a combination of music video and documentary, massive attack’s video for ‘saturday come slow’ is intriguing on many levels. from the general information on sound, over the recounting of music/sound usage for interrogations in guantanmo bay by a former detainee, to the beautiful images.
opening on friday july 9th at the yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco, TechnoCRAFT explores the changing boundaries between designer and consumer. curated by yves behar, it investigates the current trend of open design around the six subthemes of crowdsourcing, platforms, blueprints, hacks, incompletes, and modules.
included in the show is my shaded lamp, part of the un-readymades series, my own exploration in the area of design democracy and personalization in 2007.
some additional info can be found at dexigner.
mentioned here before, cloudFab recently came out of beta and released a new version of their site. by working together with different service providers offering a wide variety of processes and material, the site now automatically generates production & shipping costs for every 3D printing process.
‘in march, 1940, george washington hill walked into my office unannounced and said, “you raymond loewy?” i said “yes, i’m raymond loewy.” he then took off his jacket, kept his fishing hat on, sat down, and threw a pack of lucky strikes on my desk.
“i’m from american tobacco.” (he was the president.) “someone told me that you could design a better pack, and i don’t believe it.”
“then why are you here?” i asked. he looked at me for a moment, grinned, and we were friends.
- raymond loewy, industrial design, 1979
interview with german furniture designer and producer niels holger moormann at the optimalist.
