Check out this “record player” iPhone app. The author, Theodore Watson, threw it together in one morning. I really like projects that get the point across quickly. It’s a build-to-think mode and sparks dialogue (like this blog post) that gets people thinking about how to use what’s around them.
At Free Art and Technology, via NOTCOT
Per essere targati Nixon, costano relativamente poco e meritano un’occasione! I nuovi Time Teller li trovate online da Staff Store.
I Love Turism Shop presenta la quarta edizione del progetto 4Windows. Questa run sarà dedicata a Pijama, Gaetano di Gregorio, Milk Gone Bad e Tie-Ups! Se passate dalle parti di Venezia durante questo ponte, vi consigliamo un giro!
Lo store è in via Bevilacqua La Masa, S.Marco 71/c.
For tea-lovers the cup is never empty, only upside down. Designed by Jan Bernstein. |via Inspire|
Aimed at young, European designers, the Prix Emile Hermes rewards the creation of innovative objects. This year it was happening for the first time with the theme “Everyday Lightness”. The jury unanimously decided not to award a first or second prize for this first edition of the Prix Emile Hermes, but rather to award three third-place prizes. The results of the contest were exhibited at the Triennale during the Milan Design Week. Here you get more info about the designers who were selected.
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According to the article “Stress and the Decision to Change Oneself” in a 1994 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly, there are six factors that significantly improve a person’s chances of making a change in his life:
1) A stressor disrupts or threatens to disrupt a valued role-identity, 2) one attributes responsibility for the stressor to an aspect of self that one believes can be changed, 3) one has access to structural supports for self-change, 4) one believes that one can effect self-change, 5) the perceived benefits of self-change outweigh the perceived costs, and 6)others provide social support for self-change.
Since this quote is from a professional journal article and not written in Unclutterer-speak, let me rework it without the jargon:
Thinking about my transformation from a clutter bug into an unclutterer, I realize that all six of these factors were present. I was stressed out and overwhelmed all the time and I hated it. I knew I needed to sort through my stuff and that I would be upset if someone else just dumped it. I did research to find out how to unclutter my life (if only Unclutterer.com would have been around back then, this would have been a much easier process). I varied my intensity, but most days I believed I could change how I was living. I also believed that making the change would help my marriage, friendships, stress levels, and time management issues. And, everyone around me was willing to lend a hand if I would have asked for it.
If you’re having difficulties on your path to becoming an unclutterer, is it because you’re missing one of these six factors? What is keeping you from changing? Do you agree with this list? Share your views in the comments.
 | Lee Meredith is a contributor at CraftStylish, a web site devoted to inspiring projects and instructions for creating and crafting. Below, she shares a fun do-it-yourself fashion project!I love making skirts in the springtime, and while playing around with some recycled T-shirts a couple of years ago, I came up with this design, which I still love! I’ve made four skirts like this so far, and plan on making many more! All you really need are two T-shirts and a sewing machine, but you can choose to add an elastic or drawstring waistband for extra security, or if you’re a more experienced sewer, I’m sure you could add your own touches to make your skirt a bit more elaborate. This basic design is simple enough for anyone who can use scissors and sew a straight line! For your T-shirts, it will work better if they are similar thickness and stretchiness, and, of course, choose coordinating colors. By following the instructions exactly, the bigger the shirts are, the more your skirt will flare out, but if you want to use big T-shirts without so much flare, you can just cut your pieces smaller. This also goes for if you want to use two different sizes– you can cut the bigger shirt’s pieces to be the same size as the smaller shirt. Keep in mind your skirt’s length will be a bit shorter than the shortest T-shirt’s length, so don’t choose too-small shirts!Click over to CraftStylish for the full step-by-step instructions on how to make your own tee skirt! |
The Cooper-Hewitt just unveiled the 10th edition of its National Design Awards, crowning Bill Moggridge with the Lifetime Achievement, and a host of other individuals and firms with the top honors. And the winners are…
Lifetime Achievement: Bill Moggridge
Design Mind: Amory B. Lovins
Corporate Achievement: Walker Art Center
Finalists: Dwell Magazine and Heath Ceramics
Architecture Design: SHoP Architects
Finalists: Architecture Research Office and Michael Maltzan
Communication Design: The New York Times Graphics Department
Finalists: Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Project Projects
Fashion Design: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection
Finalists: Thom Browne and Rodarte
Interaction Design: Perceptive Pixel Inc
Finalists: Potion and Lisa Strausfeld
Interior Design: TsAO & McKOWN Architects
Finalists: Ali Tayar and Work AC
Landscape Design: Hood Design
Finalists: Andrea Cochran and Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Product Design: Boym Partners
Finalists: Salvor Projects and Smart Design
Learn about the judges and get more info at the site.
Image above: Boym Partners
Une superbe animation pleine de couleurs et de symboles pour le nouveau clip du groupe A Lull. Une production et réalisation de l’artiste Nigel Evan Dennis sur le titre “Skinny Fingers”.
Following seemingly every other museum in the country and across the world, the J. Paul Getty Trust is the latest to suffer cuts due to the struggling economy. This week, the organization announced that it would be cutting more than 200 positions (some vacant, but 91 employees will be leaving), will pull their spending way back, and expect to delay upcoming exhibitions and purchasing. They have also said that they plan to not implement any new raises and that their higher ups will be taking a six percent pay cut. All of this, of course, stems from the Getty’s investments turning sour and shrinking endowments, something we talked about back in the middle of March when Trust president James Wood was just hinting at when the axe might fall and employees would start losing their jobs. Here’s a bit about the money situation:
[Spokeswoman Julie Jaskol] said the cuts will include reductions in the number of exhibitions and less money for acquisitions of the ancient Greek and Roman, pre-20th century European and photographic art that the Getty primarily collects. Employees will meet with department heads Wednesday and Thursday to get details of how the unprecedented cuts will affect them; until then, Jaskol said, the Getty won’t provide more details on the budget.
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