browse through 90 years of braun designs, including many iconic pieces by dieter rams.
browse through 90 years of braun designs, including many iconic pieces by dieter rams.
gadi amit, president of new deal design in san francisco, has a high-level overview of the tasks of industrial designers, and what separates the good from the bad. the first part has a very good overview of product design related tasks and challenges that go beyond the pure visual. find part 1 and part 2 at the fast company design blog.
wired magazine has several photos of early prototypes of now classic technology products. included are an early push button phone from 1948, the first atari video game from 1976, an apple I computer from 1975, and the worlds first cellphone from 1973. interesting both on a visual and prototyping level, as well as for the background stories.
Apple I, 1975
tobias wong passed away early morning sunday, may 30, 2010. some info at core77, archinect, flavorwire, designboom, inhabitat, treehugger, hint, dezeen, mocoloco. and just coming out, an obituary at the new york times.
update 6/26/10: new york times article with some additional information
i met him once when he co-judged a competition i was in (thanks again for making me best-of-show). so don’t have too much to add. but here are some of my favorite pieces by him:
gold pills – pure gold leaf passes straight through the body and ends up in your stool…so your poop will glitter
coke spoon 1 + 2
his take on karim rashid’s ‘i want to change the world’
new york city twin tower matchbook, 2010
phase design gave the same design brief to 5 different designers/design groups: design a candleholder based on a solid american walnut block (12” x 9” x 1.75”) with turned brass inserts. same starting point, but very different results.
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| Bearing – Claesson Koivisto Rune | Luna – Khodi Feiz |
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| Block – Arik Levy | Bias – Mike & Maaike |
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Ziba – Phase Design/Reza Feiz |
looking at it a while ago, shapeways seemed like just another rapid prototyping service. but in addition to the standard collection of different plastic materials, they also offer models in stainless steel. and until the end of this month, even with an optional gold plating. seems like a great way to design and build jewelry.
based on the three mechanical products pulley, clamp, and caster, future perfect is curating an ICFF show called ‘lift hold roll’. utilize any of these and submit your work. more info at the future perfect blog.
