abstract tendencies in rhineland, at two of cologne’s world class museums; museum ludwig & kolumba, museum of the archdiocese . . .

the history of museum ludwig in cologne . . .

the history of the museum of the archdiocese, kolumba . . .

untitled, number ninety-nine . . .

untitled |ˌənˈtītld|adjective1 (of a book, composition, or other artistic work) having no name.2 (of a person) not having a title indicating high social or official rank:lesser untitled officials.

mio: matthew’s inanimate objects.

a world format poster from idee magazine | zeitschrift für angewandte kreativität, 1987. design. das ereignis. 1900-1986. eighty-six […]

there are no passengers on spaceship earth.we are all crew . . .  

philosopher herbert marshall mcluhan  

during the summer, i borrowed a book from lutz koebele. it’s entitled, charas | the improbable dome builders, by syeus mottel

in 1970, r. buckminster fuller was approached by six former nyc gang members who wanted to build a geodesic […]

a homage to lutz koebele-lipp. just a few mere footnotes here; simple visual impressions over many years of activity from this extraordinarily inventive design kraftwerk . . .

möhitotsu | just one more with a japanese flair . . .

lutz koebele: product development & projects . . .

the origin(s) of coney island’s name is unclear &/or without historical consensus with several competing theories. one possible etymology is from a native american tribe, the konoh or konoi (the “bear band”), who once inhabited the island. a second theory suggests that it was distortion of the name of henry hudson’s second mate on the […]

an open approach | an open atelier | officina helvetica . . .

the new york times: “technology is no savior. we can eat, sleep, look at screens, make money – all aspects of our physical existence – but that doesn’t mean anything. art is the exact opposite. it’s infinite, and without it, the world wouldn’t […]

untitled, number ninety-eight . . .

untitled |ˌənˈtītld|adjective1 (of a book, composition, or other artistic work) having no name.2 (of a person) not having a title indicating high social or official rank:lesser untitled officials.

mio: matthew’s inanimate objects.

interesting chuck close images, approximately 4097 miles &/or 6594 kilometers apart from each other. example one selection: 86th street […]

a homage to skilled, hand-crafting makers everywhere; among others, kevin henry, sven björn brandelius & georg milde (who also has a birthday today) . . .

300 years of industrial design: function, form, technique | isbn: 0-7136-5038-9 adrian heath, ditte heath & aage lund jensen. in this book, the authors give a clear picture of […]

the year of the fire horse | happy lunar new year . . .

12 animals | 5 elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, & water . . .

the phrase | to horse around:

informal they were talking silly and horsing around: fool around • play the fool • act foolishly • act the […]