everyday hero: adaptable | transformable . . .

ubiquitous quality factor number 07 •
everyday design hero:
adaptable | transformable . . .

“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity & familiarity.”

philosopher ludwig wittgenstein

01) lightness . . .

02) enhancing civility . . .

03) beautility . . .

04) robust, resilient & repairable . . .

05) embracing aspects of homo ludens . . .

06) anthropomorphic . . .

07) adaptable | transformable . . .

08) intuitive | self-explanatory . . .

09) accessible to 90% of the world . . .

10) a variation on a theme . . .

11) ephemeral . . .

12) wabi-sabi (grows better with time &/or use) . . .

13) improvisation . . .
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suggested reading &/or the dialects of design continued, adaptable | transformable:

01) algera, kirsten, and ernst van der hoeven, editors.
the life of things, no. 2: the window. breda, macguffin, 2015.
02) algera, kirsten, and ernst van der hoeven, editors.
the life of things, no. 4: the sink. breda, macguffin, 2017.
03) algera, kirsten, and ernst van der hoeven, editors.
the life of things, no. 10: the bottle. breda, macguffin, 2021.
04) hustwit, gary, editor. the new york subway map debate.
brooklyn, standards manual, 2022.
05) madoff, steven henry. art school, proposition for the 21st century.
boston, mit press, 2009.
06) mollerup, per. collapsibles. london, thames & hudson, 2001.
07) science of the secondary: door. atelier hoko, 2015.
08) science of the secondary: window. atelier hoko, 2015.
09) tscherny, george. where would the button be without the button hole?
unsung heroes of anonymous design. rochester, rit graphic arts press, 2008.
10) weiwei, ai. safety jackets zipped the other way.
bornheim, hornbach werkstück edition, 2020.
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bottle finishes & closures;
different finish types on a group of five historic bottles . . .
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safety jackets zipped the other way | designed by ai weiwei;
made by you . . . website | hornbach 2020
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safety jackets zipped the other way | designed by ai weiwei;
made by you . . . pdf | hornbach 2020