Category Archives: Architecture & Design
Steve Jobs, the Last Word
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Steve Jobs
Sad news that came to us on our flight from SMA to NY. We bought our first Mac over 25 years ago, and since then have owned dozens. As designers, this product of his brilliant mind has enabled us to … Continue reading
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Stamps of Approval
Not many folks ever think about the process of design when using their toaster or making a phone call, but the whole look and feel of our lives is shaped, literally, by the work of designers. It is therefore heartwarming … Continue reading
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The Power of the Human Mind
Not exactly the Queen’s English but this at least gives us some hope for texters, tweeters, twitterers, and emailers, for whom spelling does not seem to be a primary concern, or at least, for whom typos seem to be second … Continue reading
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Giving AT&T a Hand
Guido Daniele, from Milan, Italy, has created these remarkable images for an ad campaign for AT&T. Look carefully – other than the phone, everything here, the leaves, the trees, the animals, are entirely painted hands. Click here to see the … Continue reading
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Warm Enough for You?
This is the time of the year in the US when you suddenly don’t need the heating set on 68 Fahrenheit (20 Celcius) any more. We were looking however at a couple of old room thermometers we own, one from … Continue reading
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Thomas Heatherwick at TED
At the TED conference in March this year Thomas Heatherwick gave a short but wonderful presentation of some of his current work and thinking, which is very much outside the box. Click here to see Thomas Heatherwick’s presentation at TED. … Continue reading
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Bubble Boy
Never a dull day in Central Park. We rarely walk through without something going on. This morning, a guy making giant soap bubbles just for the fun of it. If only these could be frozen in time and left there. … Continue reading
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Art, Art, Art
The rear end of a rapidly tarnishing gilded bronze of General William Tecumseh Sherman being painted by a none too friendly artist (as it turned out) with a straw hat, about to be cocooned by the spider-like public art piece by … Continue reading
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That’s not the Jardin
No indeed. Back in the Big Apple. Much the same as San Miguel except for the tacos. Constant activity, good food, and great friends.
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