→ July 18, 2009
I was asked the question. I started to write an off the cuff list. Here it is: * Crowdsourcing the solution to function and design questions. * The intelligent craftsperson is the visual world’s thought leader. * A challenge to the primacy of traditional currency – a resurgence and innovation in barter. * The most useful and most simple [...]
That is the question. And in my research of exactly how to tailor make my next endeavour to fit my passions and the times, I found this think piece at Core77 entitled Selling the Future: Design and the Financial Crisis that I think is worth a gander. Quotes include: “Make less. Make it better. Focus on craft.” “Examine the thing [...]
My latest article, a long process inspired by my trip last summer to Tokyo and Kyoto for a client working on a lifestyle brand based on Ancient Japan. She wanted me to learn all I could about the roots of this enigmatic culture revered the world over for its power and its mystery, now up [...]
By December 1st, my boyfriend and I will have transplanted ourselves from Paris (me) and London (he) to a cozy 45 square meter flat in Barcelona. I’ve had a tendency through the years to disclose my flights of fancy in ill-conceived rushes of enthusiasm only to later regret it. As we all know, sometimes visions [...]
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