Posts in the category education

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 […]

posted 21 November 2023

categories design, education, photos

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 . . . […]

posted 29 June 2023

categories education, photos

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 […]

posted 15 June 2023

categories design, education

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 […]

posted 14 May 2023

categories design, education

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 & […]

posted 5 May 2023

categories design, education

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 […]

posted 6 February 2023

categories design, education, photos