Posts in the category design

an asymmetrical chair & . . .

4th & 3rd avenues in brooklyn: among other things, one can find an asymmetrical ownerless thonet type wooden chair, slimák café, 4110 fourth avenue (at 41st street), a 1957 bel air chevorlet and industry city at the edge of sunset park . . .

kamala harris: you go girl . . . !

posted 21 July 2024

categories design, photos

untitled, number eighty-nine . . .

untitled, number eighty-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.

image from fritz & frieda, bahnhofstrasse 10, 3600 thun, switzerland

shepard fairey | make art not war . . .

posted 1 May 2024

categories design, photos

toshiko takaezu | artists produce mystery . . .

you are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. an artist is a poet in his or her own medium.& when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery,an unsaid quality; it is alive . . .

in my life i see no difference between making […]

posted 18 March 2024

categories design, education

untitled, number eighty-seven . . .

untitled, number eighty-seven . . .

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.image | untitled, by saul steinberg | 1977
true love: math is the answer to more than one question . . […]

posted 14 February 2024

categories design, photos

2024: the year of the wood dragon . . .

rat | ox | tiger | rabbit | dragon | snake | horse | goat | monkey | rooster | dog | pig dragon years: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 & now 2024 . . .

ny times | ai weiwei’s “zodiac” is a mystical memory tour . . .

npr […]

posted 9 February 2024

categories design, education, photos

flotsam & jetsam . . .

flotsam and jetsam (in german: treibgut oder schwemmgut) are terms that describe two types of marine debris associated with vessels. flotsam is defined as debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident. jetsam describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of […]

posted 21 November 2023

categories design, education, photos