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Posted in: UncategorizedType Tuesday: Peyton and Byrne
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Gorgeous packaging design by Farrow for London-based company Peyton and Byrne, “The Modern British Bakery”. {via The DieLine}
Bird House concept
Posted in: UncategorizedProgetatta dallo studente Mathew Zurlinden, questa casa per volatili è realizzata sfruttando un blocco di cemento utilizzato di solito nel campo edile…e bravo guaglione!
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Gary Hustwit’s “Objectified” film
Posted in: UncategorizedGary Hustwit, the director known for his documentary film on the Swiss typeface, Helvetica, has just released a first glimpse of his latest work. He’s spent considerable time interviewing product design’s heads of state and put together Objectified.
I’m especially inspired because in just 90 seconds of preview, there were a few familiar faces. David Kelley, a co-founder of IDEO, is an alumnus from my graduate program and is a major part of the Stanford Design program and d.school. We have had the pleasure of visiting his incredible home, which was designed by Ettore Sottsass, and saw the garage, which houses part of his collection of fantastic vehicles. Bill Moggridge is another co-founder of IDEO and is lauded as a founder of interaction design. He’s the author of a book on the subject and we’ve had the honor of his company over beers in the courtyard in front of our workspace. I can’t wait to see this film.
Bruce Nussbaum on Design
Posted in: UncategorizedBruce Nussbaum’s recent blog post, attacks “Innovation” and welcomes “Transformation.” I think the key phrase in there is how the future of Design “relies on humanizing technology, not imposing technology on humans.”
A Primer of Design-as-Art Movements
Posted in: UncategorizedContemporary auctions for design objects have been fetching prices that rival great artworks. These pieces are typically sitting on the same auction block. Where can one draw the line between a utilitarian design object and an artistic expression? Probably in the production quantity. Limited edition pieces by sought-after designers have the singularity of fine art, although the purpose of limited edition design objects can typically be attributed to bumping up a price tag.
There’s a good synopsis of five design-as-art movements at ARTINFO. They touch upon The Wiener Werkstätte, The Bauhaus, American Studio, Memphis, and Functional Art.
Some representative pieces:
Josef Hoffman, of the The Wiener Werkstätte
Marianne Brandt, of the Bauhaus
George Nakashima, of the American Studio
Ettore Sottsass, of Memphis (an Italian movement)
Tom Dixon, of Functional Art