Reminds me of The Hungries project I was involved in with my friends Dana and Alejandro.
Defining service design
I recently had the pleasure of meeting some of the great people behind a book on services in the tourism industry. Andres explained to me that they had written this book in Estonia (only has been translated to Finnish so far) and was working on setting up a BA in service design. This was great… Continue reading Defining service design
Thoughts from the edge
As I struggle to keep my head away from tinkering for more than 15 minutes, I’ve realised a few things so far: – there is a fine balance to be struck between saying yes and saying no – people are, in general, quite unforgiving of any mistakes, even if you’re starting out – money is… Continue reading Thoughts from the edge
Update
So I feel I’ve neglected this site long enough, I really should update people about why on earth I’m hardly in touch with the world. January is always a good month for announcements anyway right? Firstly I am now CEO (or chief slave driver as I prefer to call it) of a small technology and… Continue reading Update
Quote of the day
“used for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, courtship and feeding their young” You’d swear they were talking about limbs wouldn’t you? Not quite. I love evolution.
Quote of the day
“The more I read interviews with these rock star designers, the more I realize how out of touch with real design problems these people are. Approaching design solely as style and brand simply perpetuates the notion of Design as transparent and shallow, and if these people continue to serve as the mouthpieces for our industry,… Continue reading Quote of the day
Trends in industrial design education – it's all about the textiles!
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!
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.