When the glasses are in the tray, the eye chart appears in focus. When the glasses are removed, it appears blurry. Concept by Fiona Carswell for an eyeglass tray using thermochromatic ink and a pressure sensor.
(via fab bblinks)
Foggy
Today’s foggy view from swissmiss studio. Like out of a movie, no? Better in big on flickr.
Wanted: Intern at swissmiss studio
I am looking for an intern to help me at the studio 2 or potentially 3 days a week. (Must be someone in the NYC area) Send me your online portfolio of sites you’ve worked on and tell me why you think you’d be a good addition to swissmiss studio. Email me at internship@swiss-miss.com.
Big Giant A
Here’s my latest contribution to Coookie’s Nesting Blog: Big Giant A Pillow. I want one of these so bad!
Unveiling the “Sixth Sense” game-changing wearable tech
This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.
The Talking iPod Shuffle
The new iPod Shuffle is ridiculously small. (Why wouldn’t Apple let me embedd their video either?)
Character Project
USA Network has launched Character Project, an ongoing artistic initiative to capture the character of America and pay tribute to the extraordinary people, from all walks of life, who make this country unique. Eric Ogden, one of 11 accomplished photographers participating in the project, shot portraits of musicians who hail from Michigan, including Iggy Pop, Andrew W.K., Bootsy Collins, Deastro, Andre Williams, and Detroit Cobras. For more on Eric Ogden and Character Project go to: characterproject.usanetwork.com
Sex, Lies and Photoshop
Sex, Lies and Photoshop: Why magazines should let readers know if images have been retouched. (New York Times, please let me embedd your movies.)
(thank you J Mora)
Happy House
Happy House by Chrissie White. Made me laugh.
Lapin Lamp
I got our little EllaBella one of these Lapin (Night) Lamps and she is in love with it. She named it Sammy and kisses it good-night before bed. Too cute! I secretly want one for our bedroom… (on a sidenote: How cool is that Fisher Price camera that I found on eBay??)
drop.io is now 100% realtime
drop.io is now 100% realtime… this means it isn’t just about ‘sharing’ – it is about true synchronous collaboration for teams and groups on the fly.
Believe In Something
Believe in Something Card part of an Encouragement Postcard Set. Available over at etsy.
Spy Box
A fantastic art project by Tim Knowles: A digital camera inside a parcel looks out through a small hole and captures images of its journey through the postal system. The Spy Box was sent from my studio to the gallery taking an image every 10 seconds recording a total of 6994 images these were then edited together to create an animated slideshow. Click here to see a small selection of the stills from the animated film.
(thank you jon)
Killed Ideas
KilledIdeas.com seeks to collect the best “killed ideas” (creative that never saw the light of day). Steve Hall of AdRants will be vetting and selecting the final 50 best killed ideas to appear in a book called Best Killed Ideas Vol. 1.
The (blurry) Meaning of Life
“The Meaning of Life” – T-shirt by Aled Lewis
Periodic Table of Typefaces
The Periodic Table of Typefaces is obviously in the style of all the thousands of over-sized Periodic Table of Elements posters hanging in schools and homes around the world. This particular table lists 100 of the most popular, influential and notorious typefaces today.
(thank you jake)
MOBY
MOBY is a spout cover that brightens up the bath while keeping baby’s head safe from bumps. Adorable. I am sure our little Ella would fully approve.
An inflatable Cloud/Umbrella
Created by Dutch designer Joonsoo Kim, the Cloud Umbrella is carried around in stick form, and then inflated into mini-cumulus clouds of protection when the rain starts to pour. Made me smile and want one.
Photo shoot at casa swissmiss
We had an exciting morning here at casa swissmiss. Maxwell of Apartment Therapy showed up with his fabulous team to photograph our place for their upcoming Small Spaces Book. Very exciting. Ella was a total ham and played along nicely. Maxwell’s team was delightful and consisted of Jim Franco, the photographer, Kan Kanbayashi, Joe Maer and Ben Weber. A delightful team and a fun way to spend one’s morning. Can’t wait for the book to come out!
CreativeMornings Video: Matthew Waldman of Nooka
2/27/09 Matthew Waldman from CreativeMornings on Vimeo.
At February’s CreativeMornings generously sponsored by Nooka and hosted by Parsons, we had a wonderful time with Matthew Waldman. The chief question he posed to the crowd was “What Motivates You” and then he set out explaining how his own biography led him to understand his own motivation. He explained his motivation as questioning what seems intuitive and seeing if that process can be made more intuitive. There was some great talk about universal language and how the Nooka watch was born in a london train station (though he had been sketching the idea before that).
One of the more interesting revelations was that, Nooka is a design agency, not a watch company, its merely a design agency (or lifestyle brand) that has only brought a watch to market. I’m excited to see what they come up with next. As a final note, and more or less a reoccurring theme in terms of creative successes, Matthew asserts “I am not a genius, I had this idea and I had happy accidents.”
You can see the photos of the event here.
A big thank you again to Parsons for hosting, for Cyrilla who supplied us with delicious Nuts&Nuts cashews and to Rolo Lazarte for filming and editing the event.
This has swissmiss written all over it:
I fell in love with this bycicle called Dannebrog by Velorbis. Oh, please be mine!
