Happy International Women’s day
Curious Scarves: thoughts on the costs of making things
I’ve just launched Curious Scarves today and lots of people are commenting on the price. That’s good. People aren’t commenting on the idea. This is the second thing I make for sale. The first one was Topoware. I learnt that there are a few ways to go about making things for the world and have… Continue reading Curious Scarves: thoughts on the costs of making things
Sticks and bananas
I like this very much.
R.I.P. 2007-2010
A little self-indulgent but was quite cathartic, so there (all my notes are there, just click through to Slideshare). 9 things no one told me about running a business View more presentations from Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
Tiny interesting things: Pieces of Shoreditch history
Designed this today as I try to wrap my head around the beast that is Shoreditch. See post at RIG or go buy it on a tote bag.
On research, collaboration and robots
I gave a talk last week which was a bit of a mess. It was my first talk based on new material since 2007 if you consider I’ve been banging on about ubicomp, internet of things and smart product design since 2004. It’s not that I’m no longer interested in those topics, but the luxury… Continue reading On research, collaboration and robots
Tiny Useful Things: MyTravelMaps
Hackday today at RIG with James and Phil and I thought I’d share what I came up with. I’ve been using Google MyMaps for about 4 years now, mapping out the cities I visit and live in with pins that often relate to food and culture. I share them a lot and most of them… Continue reading Tiny Useful Things: MyTravelMaps
Tiny Useful Things: Radio Cards
I did a bit of Olympics-related media thinking for a client last month and it dawned on me that the most interesting thing about that 2 weeks will be the social and cultural gap that athletes and their entourage will have to deal with, not to mention the millions of tourists. How do you make… Continue reading Tiny Useful Things: Radio Cards
Minimizing regrets & new beginnings
So yeh, you might have read, Tinker closed. Unlike people who leave large corporate jobs and write a final farewell blogpost, I’m at loss for what would be appropriate to say here seeing as I co-founded the thing. I like What Jeff Bezos said: ” I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that,… Continue reading Minimizing regrets & new beginnings
Week marks
Cheeky take on weeknotes, and in light of the fact i’m not really sure about digital bookmarks in their available form. Some people’s PhDs are really cool. “My recently completed PhD thesis focused on the role of women in driving dining change.” I’m interested in how cooking and tech never really seem to work as… Continue reading Week marks