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 […]

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

everyday hero exhibit thun . . .

“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity & familiarity.”

philosopher ludwig wittgenstein

| everyday hero triptych |

“quite generally, the familiar, just because it is familiar, is not cognitively understood . . .”

“what is ‘familiarly known’ is not properly known, . . .  

just for the […]

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’s website . . .
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art space | satellite . . .
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untitled, number seventy-nine . . .

untitled, number seventy-nine . . .
untitled |ˌənˈtītld|
adjective
1 (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.
kent avenue williamsburg, brooklyn and a connoisseur raleigh three speed
with a internal sturmey-archer hub, 2011 . . . […]

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 […]