March 2012
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Kinetic Rings Mimic the Flight of Birds
Kansas-based metalsmith and jeweler Dukno Yoon creates rings, bracelets, and other devices that mimic the movements of birds by harnessing the motion caused by the flick of the wrist or flexing of fingers.
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Kaki King - Night After Sidewalk
February 2012
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Muji presents 'Product Fitness 80'
9 - 18 March ‘12 London What would happen if we used 20% less materials and energy to make products? On the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Muji presents a display at the Design Museum that reconsiders the way we look at what makes good product design. The natural disaster and the ongoing concern about damaged power plants in Japan, has prompted Muji to...
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“For most of us, design is invisible. Until it fails.”
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Bruce Mau
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States of Design: Social Design
Motivated by an ideal of equality, the dedication with which architects and designers strive to achieve even small improvements in living conditions opens up new perspectives for design, politics and the management of public and private sectors.
A very interesting design report from New York by Paola Antonelli, senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern...
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Non Tiq, Quiet
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WatchNuvole Bianche de Ludovico Einaudi (beautiful video by B&B)
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Brand Bible: The Complete Guide to Building,...
Brand Bible explores and examines all aspects of branding from its early beginnings in the Elizabethan era to its modern apotheosis in brands like Martha Stewart and Disney. With thematic sections exploring key areas of branding-such as electronics, beauty and transportation-as well as interviews with leading brand strategists and designers, this book is the definitive guide to the cultural...
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“The artist is by necessity a collector.”
– Paul Rand
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Grimes: Genesis
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K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax
Australian designer Marc Newson has launched a camera for Japanese brand Pentax.
It has a three-inch digital screen, ridged rubber body and comes in black and yellow, black and silver or black and black.
More info about the K01 at Dezeen
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“Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die...”
– Ezra Pound
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Jony Ive about Simplicity
Why do we assume that simple is good? Because with physical products, we have to feel we can dominate them.
As you bring order to complexity, you find a way to make the product defer to you. Simplicity isn’t just a visual style. It’s not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of the complexity.
To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. For...
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January 2012
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