posts in the category design
abstract tendencies in rhineland, at two of cologne’s world class museums; museum ludwig & kolumba, museum of the archdiocese . . .
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 . . .
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 […]
about these icons in sky over new york city . . .
conceptual artists bernd & hilla becher’s images of beautility . . .
model kits of iconic brooklyn water towers, in miniature . . .
nyc water towers: how they work . . .
kevin henry has a […]
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 […]
Charles Eames was once engaged in a filmed interview with a French critic. The exchange illuminated design issues so vividly that, Herman Miller reprinted the interview as a special flyer . . .
* Reprinted here again, Eames’ views are no less provocative today than they were more than twenty-five years ago . . .
French […]
an excerpt from dan nadel’s website & his new book | crumb: a cartoonist’s life
robert crumb is often credited with single-handedly transforming the comics medium into a place for adult expression, in the process pioneering the underground comic book industry, and transforming the vernacular language of 20th-century america into an instantly recognizable and popular aesthetic, […]
