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 […]

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 […]