June 2012
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“Complaining is stupid. Either act or forget.”
– Stefan Sagmeister
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Susanne de Graef - The rhythm of light
A day begins, the sun rises.
The sun starts her daily rhythm, she rises and she sets, this is a never-ending story with a beginning and an end, it repeats itself every day.
The light we use in our houses is very static, almost like it’s something that’s frozen, but light is not something that is static, it lives.
Light is movement, it has its own...
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“To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is to see it with our...”
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Octavio Paz
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Dog & Panther 2012 teaser #1
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Manos, Pottery Studio
While the Magnolia is in full bloom, this is a step-by-step peek into the clay-tinted world of Karin Eriksson. Her beautiful pottery, deceitfully simple, is even more admirable when all the stages of the process come to light. We’ve captured the five day production cycle carefully – and still had to leave out parts. And, yes, we cheated. Karin prepared all the stages...
“Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we...”
– Alfred North Whitehead
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Why Better Products Don't Always Win
You may have superior technology or a great feature set, but if your product doesn’t create value for the customer, its chance of success is slim.
Interesting article about how to build the best product.
Check it out at Inc. Magazine
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Eyejusters
‘eyejusters’ are low-cost, self-readjustable eyeglasses designed to help people in the developing world gain access to glasses they need, without requiring a doctor’s analysis. the UK-based company behind the project has already established sites in Morocco for the training of volunteers and distribution of the eyeglasses.
The glasses used a dual-piece,...
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The Dø -Too Insistent (Trentemoller Remix)
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The craft debate
“Craft is about know-how that is mostly a hybrid result of both the hand and the machine. One of the main characteristics of craft is maybe more linked to the size of the corresponding structures than to the pure opposition between hand and machine. Thus it is not only defined by aesthetic, technique and invention.
“The 20th century saw the emergence of a structured discipline – design – that...
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The Beauty of Everyday Things.
Mumbai-based IDEOers show us some of the inspiration they find on every street corner.
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