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 […]

this is not a regular lecture . . .

an iD lecture, by william fogler, ph.d | the department of industrial design |pratt institute, brooklyn, new york, circa 1987 . . .

an iD lecture, by william fogler, ph.d | pratt institute |the department of industrial design | brooklyn, new york

pratt institute’s distinguished teacher award 1987 – 88 |the late iD professor […]

everything grows . . .

everything grows & the paul klee center, bern, switzerland . . .
everything grows | alles wächst | paul klee center exhibit booklet
a link to the digital exhibit guide: everything grows | alles wächst

barbara hepworth, saint ives, cornwall . . .

barbara hepworth museum, saint ives
the barbara hepworth museum & sculpture garden, saint ives . . .
visit the tate at saint ives & discover barbara hepworth . . .
from the original wakefield art gallery (established in 1934) became the new art gallery, the hepworth wakefield,
designed by david chipperfield architects in 2004 […]

a satellite on the periphery & deep rivers . . .

a satellite on the periphery & deep rivers, in thun switzerland . . .
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deep rivers run quiet | reena saini kallat | thun switzerland, 2023
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reena saini kallat | deep rivers run quiet . . .
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reena saini kallat’s website . . .
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art space | satellite . . .
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david plowden | photographer . . .

david plowden: the architecture of agriculture
the grohmann museum | milwaukee, wisconsin
until august 20, 2023, . . .
the image below is from the book, david plowden | imprints:
maurice stroda’s garage, ramona kansas 1991
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the transmission of ideas & enthusiasm . . .

this week we had a nice casual visit in berner oberland tuna town from uli & lutz from berlin. the weather was pleasant, so we went for a ride on the paddle steamer blümlialp (which is over 100 years old now, but in wonderful restored condition). good friends | summer weather | beautiful scenery
yet […]

the game called, “feet planted” . . .

feet planted | pétanque | boule
a brief description of the game’s invention:
games where, a spherical object &/or ball | boule in french |, are played
on the ground have a very long history, dating back through the middle
ages to ancient rome, and before that to ancient greece and egypt . . .
in france in […]

everyday hero: tucker & toothpaste . . .

tucker viemeister of viemeister industries delights in the universal look
of toothpaste tubes. the tubes look the same, but the design and their
contents reflect a national character . . .
zonweiss: the first toothpaste in a tube . . .
kilmer house | johnson & johnson

a portrait of designer tucker viemeister,
by ned myerberg & […]

book building: dayanita singh & gerhard steidl . . .

dayanita singh: dancing with my camera, museum villa stuck | munich
dayanita singh was born in new delhi in 1961 and studied at the national institute of design in ahmedabad and the international center of photography in new york.
using offset lithography as a creative medium, dayanita singh and gerhard steidl print images of a quality that […]