I went to the Work-in-progress show at Central St Martins tonight to see the MA in Industrial Design and Textile Futures course. I’d been invited last December to attend a crit of half of those student’s works and was curious to see what they’d achieved. One of the many reasons I enjoy keeping in touch… Continue reading Trends in industrial design education – it's all about the textiles!
Author: designswarm
Blogging since 2005.
Pointless and heartfelt new year's strategy
I shall try to have more free time to finish books, knitting, personal projects. I shall attempt to get back into shape by taking a much lusted after flamenco class. I shall attempt to make new friends in London, the kind that likes to have coffee and a rant once in a while (seems difficult… Continue reading Pointless and heartfelt new year's strategy
Indeed
Cartoon by Dave Walker via We Blog Cartoons.
Quote of the year
“Similarly if the individual offers the other a product or a service, they will often find during the interaction there will be no time and place immediately available for eating the pudding that the proof can be found in”. From Erving Goffman’s The presentation of self in everyday life.
The year of smaller things
I must confess I hardly find the time to keep updated on world events, a sad side-effect of being involved in a startup, manufacturing hell and freelancing at the same time. Living in navel-gazing London hasn’t made things easier and if anything, for me, 2007 was the first year in a long time when the… Continue reading The year of smaller things
Paranoia Leopardia
Has anyone else noticed some creepy similarities between Windows and Leopard in those extremely annoying pop-ups asking something along the lines of: “This application has been downloaded from the Internet, are you sure you want to open it?” My answer to this is simple: Yes, and before this, that was why I was using a… Continue reading Paranoia Leopardia
An english Christmas
Having people over for Christmas is an event people usually dread. This year, Matt and I decided to have his family over and let me tell you, one of the things that doesn’t come with relocation packages, is an explanation of the rites around the Christmas meal.Every country has it’s own version. Some of you… Continue reading An english Christmas
Blogging as an active thing i don't have time for at the moment…
I’ve been working a lot and I admit, more than is probably required by your average human. I barely keep on top of email, check the odd flickr photo, haven’t opened my RSS reader in weeks, haven’t done my Xmas shopping and barely managed to squeeze in a haircut after 2 months without one. I… Continue reading Blogging as an active thing i don't have time for at the moment…
Design whassat?
I’m slightly baffled at what’s going on in design at the moment. Never more has the term “designer” meant something completely superficial, not so useful, egocentric and unsustainable. And at the same time, in business circles, the term “design” is being hailed as the great solution to a changing economy and market. Has the concept… Continue reading Design whassat?
Image of the day
Found while doing online xmas browsing.