the knifeless man is a lifeless man . . .

“the knifeless man is a lifeless man.” is a nordic proverb from the *faroe islands:
“knívleysur maður er lívleysur (maður)” . . .
in addition, did you know that the word “finka” in russian means a very sharp knife & also, a finnish woman . . .
well, being a big fan of finnish designer, tapio […]

forward locomotion mojo & marc newson . . .

if you’re a form junkie, then you must see the current exhibit of marc newson’s work, entitled, transport, at the gagosian gallery on 21st and 10th avenue, where everthing looks like it’s moving, even when it isn’t. my favorite object in the exhibit is the biomega bicycle, but it’s also interesting to see newson’s form […]

alphabets for the blind & asphalt: mcvey hardware

if you are interested in disparate dialogue about the nature of things related to the arts, the sciences, design and technology, in the character of james burke’s * book, the pinball effect, then i would encourage you to look at john mc vey’s website called hardware. i have known john for about ten years as […]

melancholy mysteriously constrained, yet rich with implications: photography by bernhard fuchs

i would encourage you to see the current exhibit of photography by bernhard fuchs entitled, autos, at jack hanley’s gallery at 136 watts street, tribeca, before it closes on saturday, october 2nd 2010. included below are also two other of fuchs’ recent publications: streets & paths as well as portrait photography . . .

storm king turns fifty & making meaning turns five . . .

on saturday september 11th, at beginning of autumn semester at pratt and the fifth year of making meaning, we went to storm king art center, which happens to be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary . . . the weather couldn’t have been better for our all day excursion in the hudson river valley, what a wonderful […]

design apprenticeships & the educational experience . . .

design schools in the united states, usually value curriculum structures that place strong emphasis on the individual’s ability to enter the profession immediately upon graduation. at wentworth institute of technology and the university of cincinnati, the schools’ educational models and curricula take internships into account with graduation requirements. in vocations where craftsmanship is of […]

urban mobility & bicycles . . .

don’t miss the exhibit, our cities ourselves: the future of transportation in urban life, at the center for architecture, 536 la guardia place, new york, ny 10012. the exhibit will be closing on in about two weeks on wednesday, september 15, 2010.
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=exhibitions&expid=119
nick foley, who graduated from the industrial design department at pratt this […]

noam’s therapeutic rehabilitation for furniture, through design

this past spring, noam tabenkin graduated from the department of industrial design at the bezalel academy of arts & design, jerusalem*. in the spring of 2009, we had the good fortune of having noam as an exchange student for the id department at pratt. her studio choice was making meaning and she complimented our group […]

neil was right, rust never sleeps . . .

rust never sleeps is the name of an album released in 1979 by neil young &
crazy horse, and recorded live at san francisco’s cow palace. neil was right* . . .

cowgirl In the sand
*hello ruby in the dust, has your band begun to rust.
cowgirl in the sand, neil young . . […]

somewhat ephemeral images as a point of departure for seeing painting anew . . .

landscape auto body painting, brooklyn new york

dubonnet bleu, pas raphaël rouge, elsasse (alsace), france
&
crowley, old saybrooke, connecticut
railroad car, olten, switzerland . . .
&
a foggy summer scene in a refrigeration unit at rustica, somerville, massachusetts.

wood flooring, used for the montreal jazz festival, painted blue . . .
&
a sign in peterborough road, sw6 london, uk.
paint fragments […]