ms oberhofen & . . .

indian summer in berner oberland . . .

die technische besonderheit auf der ms oberhofen . . .

shakers | a world in the making . . .

the shakers & the vitra design museum exhibit . . .

the invention of the oloid & . . .

the invention of the oloid & paul schatz . . . 

the world can be turned inside out, the world has rhythm. this perspective from thesculptor, technician & inventor paul schatz |*1898 †1979| offers a new perceptionof geometry, three-dimensional space, & mechanical engineering. schatz made thediscovery that the five regular, platonic bodies are invertible & moveable. […]

iconography | symbols of religion

• an excerpt: religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. it is the opium of the people . . .

karl marx […]

untitled, number ninety-four . . .

untitled, number ninety-four . . .

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. the ubiquitous safety pin . . .

thanks moritz for sending me this information & the link below […]

ubiquitous design & . . .

a beer can in berner oberland, originally from cincinnati, ohio . . .

“anybody can brew beer, but only god can make rust !”

99% invisible | canny design . . .

ubiquitous design & william d. schroeder . . .

a saturday celebration of bicycles . . .

a saturday celebration of pre-loved bicycles in thun, switzerland . . .

pro velo switzerland:

40 regional organizations with around 42,000 individual members are affiliated with the umbrella organization. pro velo switzerland coordinates all activities of the regional organizations & represents the interests of cyclists on a multi-regional and national level. our goal is to […]

a man needs god like a fish needs a bicycle . . .

the source for the image below . . .

“a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” is a feminist slogan, humorously expressing the view that a woman can live her life perfectly well without a man.

this slogan has often been attributed to either flo kennedy or

quartets | little gidding, by t. s. eliot . . .

columbia university | t. s. eliot’s little gidding . . .

little gidding is the last of t. s. eliot’s four quartets . . .

quartets | little gidding, by t. s. eliot . . .

untitled, number ninety-three . . .

untitled, number ninety-three . . .

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. swiss bicycle spokes & license plates . . .  dt swiss | biel | bienne switzerland . . […]