olivier peyricot’s video set is a set of cookware with integrated cameras that allows their contents to be captured and displayed on computer. this reminds me of takashi okamoto’s kitchen blog project, in which a simple countertop device allows video to be recorded and edited and posted to a blog for friends and families to […]
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obsolete furniture
there’s something strange about the relationship between technology and the built environment: although they cost about the same, one lives much shorter life than the other. so while we’re always busy working to buy new technology, we seldom make changes to our furniture and buildings. when herman miller launched in ‘red’ line in november 2000, […]
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paper laptops
these drawings are actually prototype laptops designed by seven-to-nine-year-old children as part of the “laptop club.” the use of paper prototyping for designing laptops and learning about what children use computers for is brilliant, it also makes me wish to do the same in the class i teach. on the other hand limiting the idea […]
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wastelands
today’s AP story about the falseness of e-waste recycling is a little late, nevertheless it points out the important fact the electronics can’t really be recycled (much like other products), rather they’re burned and hacked apart to salvage what little precious metals they contain. the most important point of the article is that recycling of […]
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blogjects
last friday i was invited by tom klinkowstein to talk about ‘living objects’ at pratt in an event called ‘it’s alive! (experience design)‘ together with irene pereyra and anthony townsend. the event looked at what the life of a designer would be like in 2030. here are some images from the poster that was prepared […]
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artificial tusks
in the late nineteenth century billiard balls were the fourth most important use of ivory, after knife handles, piano keys and combs, but they required the largest and highest quality tusks. nearly 50 tons of ivory were made into billiard balls each year for the european and american markets. consumption had exhausted supplies almost entirely, […]
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future fashion
anyone considering submitting to this year’s seamless fashion show might want to watch this compilation of projects from last summer’s siggraph unravel show of future fashions. this is my latest edit of all the projects i was able to grab as well as interviews with a number of designers.
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art must burn
long before burning man and lithium battery flareups, art has been destroyed by fire – in 1960 swiss father of kinetic sculpture jean tinguely built a self-destructing sculpture in the courtyard of new york’s museum of modern art: “The piano began playing. Jean had reversed the belt for his big meta-matic painting machine which was […]
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