modern 50
11/24/09
Support Structures is a manual for what bears, sustains, and props, for those things that encourage, care for, and assist; for that which advocates, articulates; for what stands behind, frames, and maintains: it is a manual for those things that give support. While the work of supporting might traditionally appear as subsequent, unessential, and lacking value in itself, this manual is an attempt to restore attention to one of the neglected, yet crucial modes through which we apprehend and shape the world.
support structures book launch found at bldg
support structures book launch found at bldg
11/23/09
Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of good design:
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.
at designmuseum london till march 7
11/17/09
In Utrecht, olafur eliasson staged a double Sunset (Double Sunset 1999), by building an enormous fake sun and an estranging landscape for the city dwellers;
11/12/09
11/11/09
martin szekely industrial designer shows his "heroic shelves & simple boxes" made out of cork at galerie kreo, paris.
11/6/09
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