
Friday, June 19, 2009
Turn Color into Poetry

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color,
communications,
creativity,
cultural trends,
marketing
Thursday, June 18, 2009
More Defined Edges/ Brand Denmark Shanghai 2010

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architecture,
brand,
design inspiration,
trends
Paolo Soleri turns 90
This slide show is my favorite tribute to Paolo Soleri, whose 90th birthday will be celebrated at Arcosanti this year. It is fitting that his birthday falls on the Solstice, as he truly designed for and lived sustainably long before Al Gore started his "creative" endeavors. The website at Arcosanti explains how he lived with the land at both Arcosanti and Cosanti, his homes in Arizona.
And who says that youtube is only for youngsters? Some, like the creator of this particular youtube slide show are contemporaries of Soleri and definitely young at heart.
Labels:
architecture,
cultural trends,
sustainability
Why hasn't someone thought of this before?

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art,
color,
creativity,
customization
The New Defined Edge

It is the new "edge" aesthetic that is more in tune with the times than all those swooping curves and undulations that we have seen recently in both architecture and furniture. Exemplifying simplicity in the best sense of the word, the exquisite table with eased edges on the right is called "gorge" and is made from a single piece of powder-coated steel. Designed by Korean designer Ramei Keum, it is - at once elegant and child-like.
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architecture,
design trends,
economic trends,
sustainability
Friday, June 12, 2009
Long Live Crayola

Thursday, June 11, 2009
Barbie love/ "Mangenta" love?

The indoor "babyfoot bonzini" game is available in a wide range of aesthetics including custom themes.
Friday, June 5, 2009
America's Innovation shortfall...Can it be?
I see this as only about 5% of the problem. Actually a bigger problem related to this is that the labor force can't keep up with the innovations that exist already. All the ads notwithstanding, one need only read all the complaints about dealing with and living with today's technology. Often we find it is just not worth the hassle until companies get their technology foolproof. Help desks, no matter in which country they answer the phone, are less helpful every day that goes by.
A recent article in the The Atlantic (May 2009) The Quiet Coup , IMHO represents 80%, if not 100% of today's reality. The article suggests that we are on our way to becoming a banana republic. The causes of the downturn presented in this article by Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund during 2007 and 2008, give more insight into the seeds of the recent downturn in our economy than the simple explanation in the Businessweek video.
A recent article in the The Atlantic (May 2009) The Quiet Coup , IMHO represents 80%, if not 100% of today's reality. The article suggests that we are on our way to becoming a banana republic. The causes of the downturn presented in this article by Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund during 2007 and 2008, give more insight into the seeds of the recent downturn in our economy than the simple explanation in the Businessweek video.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Man Space continues to take on more importance
I recently discovered The Smart Set, an independent online magazine generously supported by Drexel University."The Smart Set is published for people who enjoy reading, and enjoy thinking about what they read. The Smart Set feels that what unites its readers is their intellectual curiosity, and this cuts across age, gender, income, and education level."
I have found quite a few amusing pieces to contemplate there. This week there is a piece called "A Room of one's Own" about those all-important man spaces that have found their way into our homes and culture. This is a trend that will continue to grow despite the current economic climate.
I wish that I were half as clever as Paula Marantz Cohen, who writes regularly. My favorite piece is her take on the International Contemporary Furniture Fair: "Perused Furniture." While I never miss this show, as it is important from a trend perspective, I have often had some of the irreverent thoughts that she expresses so well. At this year's ICFF, I though about her article as I gingerly dropped myself into a clever looking chair - with trepidation and instant regret. How the hell was I going to get out of this thing? Getting out turned out to be about as attractive a proposition as my trying to get on a horse. Definitely not a pretty sight!
I have found quite a few amusing pieces to contemplate there. This week there is a piece called "A Room of one's Own" about those all-important man spaces that have found their way into our homes and culture. This is a trend that will continue to grow despite the current economic climate.
I wish that I were half as clever as Paula Marantz Cohen, who writes regularly. My favorite piece is her take on the International Contemporary Furniture Fair: "Perused Furniture." While I never miss this show, as it is important from a trend perspective, I have often had some of the irreverent thoughts that she expresses so well. At this year's ICFF, I though about her article as I gingerly dropped myself into a clever looking chair - with trepidation and instant regret. How the hell was I going to get out of this thing? Getting out turned out to be about as attractive a proposition as my trying to get on a horse. Definitely not a pretty sight!
Labels:
design inspiration,
design trends,
modern,
product development,
trends
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