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Talk about an Inspiration – Two to start the week →  November 17, 2009

picture of Ma ke from Victoria & Albert collection 1 Eva Zeisel Eva Zeisel turns 103.  Thank you to Haute*Nature for bringing this working woman’s birthday to our attention and for posting her TED Talk which I hadn’t seen. Eva is a fully decorated *design revolutionary and **lifetime achiever (*New York Magazine, **Cooper Hewitt) and [...]

Taiwan: Red Dot Design Award Winner Breathes New (Plant) Life Into Chair Design →  October 26, 2009

I always write my own posts but this Core77 post just needed lifting and gently spreading without much fuss or comment so here goes. Re: Industrial Design graduate Yu-Ying Wu, Tatung University, Taiwan “Taipei-based industrial designer Yu-Ying Wu’s Breathing Chair resembles a block of aerated tofu. Closer inspection reveals that the triangular voids vary in [...]

Women at work: Insights from Women on the Front Lines of Polish Design →  October 20, 2009

Women in Polish Design - Out of the ashes of a more austere and oppressive time comes a design landscape unfettered by a design past, one that is swiftly moving toward a vibrant future.

Women Stand Behind Their Work: 100% Design London & Designers Block →  September 29, 2009