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Desirable techno-jects
(Another set of random ideas about the Internet of things) Matt likes to show off to me his latest games and Portal got my attention. If you don’t know the game, pictured above is the “Weighted Companion Cube” that you have to save and move as the game progresses and “take care of”. It’s really… Continue reading Desirable techno-jects
What would jesus buy?
This is all getting a bit surreal. Sustainability, product-based values, product design, desire, China, US, values, and a partridge in a pear tree…
Image of the day
According to John Lewis, girls can only see the color pink. Stupid.
Topoware in the NYTimes!
This is just wild!.
Life of a designer in 2030
I’ve been privileged in the past few months to help out Tom Klinkowstein on his Day in the life of a designer and her smart things in 2030 project which is launching in a few weeks in Singapore… He’ll be previewing the project at Pratt next week, so if you’re in NY, go check it… Continue reading Life of a designer in 2030
The internet of things doesn't have any users
I’m catching up on a week of madness and found7 steps to a green product and Bruce Sterling’s Anatomy of a spime diagram that Matt Jones commented on. Funnily enough both speak about similar things. The Metropolis article highlights a methodology when designing a product: the right materials, clean and green production, etc. Bruce’s diagram… Continue reading The internet of things doesn't have any users
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Where is home?
I grew up all over the place (Paris, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Canada) and continued to relocate in my adult life (Italy, Holland, now UK) and many of my closest friends have had similar experiences. This got me thinking that the fashionable community of frequent travelers might not necessarily equate the community of frequent re-locators.… Continue reading Where is home?
Xmas suggestion #1
Subtlety was never my thing :) Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories: A collection of sustainable design essays.