sugru: silicon hacking material!
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Through Open Eyes
observations and inspiration
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Breathtaking “Ink” commercial for CCTV Beijing via @adrian_ma
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Right Brain vs Left Brain
via heraldsun.com.au
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
I see clockwise... What do you see??
Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs - Making of
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Lately I've been reminded of and realizing the importance of true craftsmanship and materials exploration. And manufacturing knowledge. Aaahh ...EAMES :)
Tedtalk: Eva Zeisel on the playful search for beauty
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103 years old today! Eva Zeisel's work here: http://www.evazeiseloriginals.com/
Amazing soda shop: over 500 unique soda flavors
John Nese owns Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles. Some highlights from the 13 min video:
- This guy turned down Pepsi.
- He buys full run of some small mom and pop soda producers, you can only find them at Galco's.
- Give American choices and they'll try it! "Freedom of Choice"
- Plastic bottles only hold carbonation for 4 months, glass is the way to go.
- Cane sugar is much better than corn syrup.
- Reinforces the fact that big businesses want complete control.
WOW, talk about niche market. www.sodapopstop.com
via SethGodin
Philippe Starck's "Design for Life" Episode 1
I recently watched the first episode of Philippe Starck's "Design for Life" reality show.
In an effort to find a new generation of British design talent, Philippe Starck, one of the world's best known product designers, invites 12 hopefuls to a school of design he has set up in Paris.
Starck (to me) has always been rather contradictory in his design philosophies.. nothing frivilous and unnecessary, but often creates intensly lavish and unnecessary products or environments. Controversial, but nonetheless beautiful and ironic.
Even if Starck chose the designers based on portfolios alone, I wonder how much of this show is 'reality' versus production. 'Design for Life' is great for the publicity of not only Starck, but also the profession of Industrial Design, raising awareness (much like Gary Hustwit's Objectified), bringing design to the surface (no pun intended) and making people aware that many products would not exist without designers.
More episodes at BBC
Infographic Video: The World Wakes Up on #Twitter
via fastcompany.com
Jer Thorp's new project, "Good Morning!" visualized 24 hours of "Good Morning" tweets across the globe.
Each of the tweets has been color-coded by time--green tweets are early morning, local time; orange occurs somewhere around 9am; red tweets are late morning; and black represents Tweets that are "out of time," meaning that they don't correspond with actual morning hours.
Mesmorizing: How a Sewing Machine Works
Video: History of communication
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