Posts in the category design

untitled, number ninety-two . . .

untitled, number ninety-two . . .

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: an ingenious mimot tote bag by thomas im with a longoland creature by joshua ben longo along for the […]

posted 10 October 2024

categories design, photos

the art of taking it slow . . .

“In the simplest terms, I think of bicycles as rideable artthat can just about save the world,or at least make you happy . . .”

grant petersen | founder rivendell bicycle

the new yorker | annals of design | the art of taking it slow,by anna wiener, september 16, 2024

grant petersen’s rivendell bicycle blog . […]

posted 24 September 2024

categories design, education

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