“kith & kin” wins the golden lion in venice . . .

the ny times | archie moore, wins top prize at venice biennale . . .moore, an indigenous australian artist, won the golden lion for “kith & kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history . . .

book | archie moore: kith and kin,

ellie buttrose & […]

design fribourg | fanny dreyer, vamille & line rime

design fribourg | exposition:du 25 octobre au 3 novembre 2024, l’association design fribourg présente une exposition autour de trois illustratrices fribourgeoises: fanny dreyer, vamille et line rime. elle aura lieu à l’atelier | ancien musée gutenberg, au coeur de la ville de fribourg. entre les planches subtiles et poétiques de fanny dreyer, les aventures du […]

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 . […]

august 1st: fahnenschwinger & . . .

a flag twirler in traditional costume with the jungfraujoch on the 1st of august . . .

schweizer fahnenschwinger | a swiss flag twirler

the accidental invention of bubble wrap & . . .

the invention of bubble wrap & various other accidental inventions . . .

01) * the accidental invention of bubble wrap (u.s.a.) . . .

* alfred w. fielding & marc chavannes’ textured wallpaper attempt was an absolute failure in 1957, however . . .
* if you want to see creative wallpaper look […]

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 […]

design is a good idea & . . .

design is a good idea & international women’s day:

good examples for today . . .

charlot magayi founded mukuru clean stoves . . .

c16 biosciences’ co-founder & ceo, shara ticku . . .  

the living seawalls team & sims, sydney . . . 

nzambi matee: turning plastic waste into […]

a long line of inventions . . .

a timeline of historic inventions . . .

margaret knight’s machine for making flat-bottom paper bags . . .

rafaella de bona gonçalves’ biodegradable sanitary pads & tampons . . .

image: self portrait, münchen, 1995 . . .

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 […]

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 […]