while overlooking johann wolfgang von goethe’s garden in weimar, franco clivio & wolfgang sattler were discussing the lecture on clivio’s new book, that he would give on april 2nd . . .

franco clivio: shaper, designer, lecturer & collector, shows the complexity of the design process, not by design objects, but on the basis […]

performance piece: “die mechanische bauhausbühne”,
theater of sound, düsseldorf, germany

a ceremonial act commemorating the 90th anniversary of the beginning of
the bauhaus, april 1st, 2009. the honorary public lecture was given by
professor tomás maldonado, from mailand, italy . . .
tomás maldonado, in the publication ulm 8/9, september 1963:
“ist das bauhaus aktuell?”

designboom, february 24, 2009: […]

“the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting . . .”
on listening, essays by plutarch.

the spring, mid semester preliminary critique for making meaning was held on thursday, march 12th from 6:00 pm until around 9:30 pm . . .
in addition to the seniors […]

if you’re not familiar with peter keetman’s photographs (from 1948 until 1974) of the vw factory in wolfsburg, germany, you might want to take a look at this pdf file:
vw werk wolfsburg, peter keetman
steidl publishing: gestaltete welt | designed world | peter keetman

“education is a social process; education is growth; education is not
a preparation for life but is life itself.” john dewey
graham field • pratt presentation

jeff kapec (along with sergio silva) emphasized that for this project, our id students utilize abstraction to explore design through physical and visual experience to discoverer ideas that […]

the third image below is from summer 2008, of tarik currimbhoy with gerald gulotta in gerald’s 26th street studio in chelsea. on february 9th this year, gerald moved to be with his family in santa fe, new mexico. we that have know gerald from many years of living & working in new york, will […]

please see the small pdf file below of the schweizer fahnenschwinger
| swiss flag waver | i think you will enjoy the traditional swiss art form
with a small touch of humor . . .

schweizer fahnenschwinger, swiss flag waver
design preis schweiz review 2009
design preis schweiz at swissnex boston

pratt institute’s industrial design department is proud to announce the master’s thesis presentations with a reception/celebration to follow in the design center gallery:

http://prattidthesis.blogspot.com/

we can learn a lot about visual narrative from people like thomas ott &/or scott mc cloud, where the images speak clearer, if not louder that the words, or the words are just nonexistent, unnecessary . . .
born in berne, switzerland (in 1966) ott studied at the kunstgewerbeschule in zurich and began working in […]

“maisons préfabriqées” a tropical house design by jean prouvé,in long island city, new york beside the 59th street bridge . . .

in addition, here’s a link you might be interested in from 2007:a tropical house in new haven connecticut, design by jean prouvé
also, a pdf excerpt from robert rubin about jean prouvé: