The Hyphen Bag is made from RED seatbelt webbing. Cute!
(via stilsucht)
Tom Balchin
Stunning poster by Tom Balchin.
Electric Piano Dining Table
G would love one of these Electric Piano Dining Tables.
#bucketfail
Fantastic write-up of this morning’s CreativeMornings Talk by Allan Chochinov over at soulellis.com. Thank you Paul!
UPDATE: And here’s a write-up from over at Design Is People. (Scroll down to the end of the post for a quite amusing picture of me taking a virtual bite out of the breakfast buffet.)
Davoser Schlitten
Oh, all this snow here in NYC is making me feel nostalgic. I wish I had a Davoser Schlitten (sled) here in NYC to take Ella sledding. Everyone in Switzerland grows up with these…
Swiss Railway Clock iPhone App
Oh, the memories of growing up in Switzerland, now packed into a minimalist nifty Swiss Railway Clock iPhone App (iTunes Link) by Thomas Feger. The clock, prominently displayed in every railway station in Switzerland, can be found more than 3’000 times across the country. Back in the 1940s when the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) was looking for a way to take advantage of their name for punctuality and incorporate this theme into their national image, they asked Hans Hilfiker, an SBB employee, engineer and prolific inventor, to come up with a highly visible clock that would not only form the basis of their later corporate identity, but it would help to guarantee on time departures as well.
Hilfiker, an exponent of products that were both functional and well designed, created the Railways’ masterpiece in 1944. The design, with its clear and easily read face, mimics the smooth running of the trains and incorporates clever features that demonstrate punctuality in a highly visible fashion.
The SwissRailwayClock is also available as a Mac OS X dashboard widget.
(thank you kevin)
Youngest Virtual Guest Ever
Allan Chochinov of Core77 was our fantastic speaker at today’s snowy CreativeMornings which was generously hosted by the MFA in Interaction Design of SVA. Liz Danzico (Bobulate) was so kind to fill in for me.
Tilo (12 days) and I had the honor to experience the event from ‘the other side’ as Virtual Guests. Below are some images I took during the event. Quite a surreal experience, I must say! I even got to ‘virtually’ enjoy the breakfast, generously sponsored by MailChimp!
Allan’s talk about “Cascading sequence of contingencies and consequences” (#bucketfail), including an impressive serenade in the beginning for Tilo, will be posted on www.creativemornings.com shortly! Stay tuned!
(image by design is people)
Hipstamatic App
(image by bblinks)
Now here’s an iPhone App that gets my instant two thumbs up: Hipstamatic. Digital Photography has never looked so analog. Love it.
(via bblinks)
Doshi Levien
This divan by Doshi Levien made me look! The divans, available in four sizes, have a composition of floating back cushions with celebratory colours and shapes. Stunning.
(thank you keren)
Speak Human
Eric Karjaluoto is giving away his book “Speak Human”. One Chapter at a time. The first two chapters: Big Isn’t the Only Option and Thank Goodness You’re Small.
Read more about Speak Human. Buy it over on Amazonl
all occasion cards
Most situations really only require one of the following phrases: “thank you”, “sorry” or “f*** you” Well now you won’t even need to speak. All one need do is administer the appropriate hand letter-pressed card, and it’s stated in style, way cooler than what your mouth could do. Thirty-three of each card in a foil stamped box that reads ALL OCCASIONS CARDS.
Google facts and figures (massive infographic)
Google facts and figures (massive infographic) by Pingdom.
(via ji lee)
Thinking for a Living
Fantastic redesign of Thinking for a Living.
Navigation hint:
Clicking on the arrows is cool, but there’s a better way. You can use your left and right keys on your keyboard. This is the way I love using the site. The website gets out of the way, and I can focus on the content at hand. Also, once you reach the end of an article, hit your right arrow key again to load up the next article in the issue.
For the QWERTY-loyal, you can also jump from section to section using your keyboard.
F takes you to Features.
C goes to Curated.
D directs to Digest.
S opens the Shelf.
N brings up Network.
X opens the submenu.
Oh, and T will bring you back to the home page.
VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron
Last summer, visiting Art Basel, I had the chance to get a tour of the Vitra museum and the various buildings surrounding the factory. And while there, I got to see the VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron in construction. Thrilled to see it finished in all its glory now. I can not wait to go and see it in person. Stunning.
Minimalist Bin
This beautiful minimalist bin, designed by Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi, consists of nothing more than a cylindrical body and a wooden lid – but no moving parts added. A beauty.
UPDATE: Video of the Bin:
Edit your Consciousness
SPRAY TO FORGET functions as a beneficial editor for one’s consciousness, removing undesired memories from the user’s psyche via supported intent. Reed Seifer proposes that “in order to forget, we must remember something else. Spray to Forget acts as a conceptual sideways-elevator, nudging the unconscious to release a difficult memory and replace it with a more appealing one, or to create a new memory through experience… It also happens to smell quite good.”
Then and Now
I agree with Tim, this Looking Into The Past Flick Group is amazing.
Adobe Photoshop Cook
A video made in stopmotion for competition AdobeYouGC. The simulation of a tutorial which shows how to make butter cookies with the new Adobe Photoshop Cook!
(thank you rolyn)
swissmister = Tilo Red Eisenberg
Some of you might have been wondering about the lack of posts this week. Here’s the 8lbs reason:
Please welcome Tilo Red Eisenberg a.k.a swissmister. Born on February 14th, 2010 at NYU Hospital in Manhattan. Yes, February 14th is Valentine’s day and the first day of the Year of the Tiger. (The little man sure made a bold statement with that date!)
Unfortunately things haven’t been smooth sailing and Tilo has been in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit) for the last 3 days and will have to stay until at least tuesday. It has been a humbling experience to say the least. Please, send some good energy so that he’ll be coming home with us next week. We are home! We are home! Yay!
And a big thank you to everyone that helped us with the name finding.
Yay for Tilo the Tiger!
(For those of you wondering on how to pronounce Tilo: You pronounce the ‘i’ just like in my name, Tina.)
CreativeMornings with Allan Chochinov of Core77
I am excited to announce next week’s CreativeMorning, on February 26, 2010, with Allan Chochinov.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Allan Chochinov is the editor-in-chief of Core77.com, the widely read design website, Coroflot.com design job and portfolio site, and DesignDirectory.com design firm database.
Some of you might be familiar with his A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design or his fantastic article Those Who Can, Teach. 1000 words of advice for design teachers.
that I have linked up before.
HOST
A big thank you to Liz Danzico and her team at the MFA in Interaction Design Program at SVA for hosting our February CreativeMornings. Liz will also be the one welcoming everyone and introducing the speaker as I am unfortunately not able to attend, due to the arrival of little swissmister. A big thank you to Liz, for taking over!
R.S.V.P
Interested in attending? Make sure to get your free ticket over on creativemornings.eventbrite.com quickly as we usually fill up fast. Please tell us your name and what industry you’re in. CreativeMornings start at 8.30am, end at 10am and are FREE of charge.
BREAKFAST SPONSOR
Breakfast will be generously sponsored by our new main sponsor MailChimp, a fantastic service that makes it easy to send email newsletters to your customers, manage your subscriber lists, and track campaign performance. A big yay-hooray to the team over at MailChimp!
Be the first to know when r.s.v.p’s open up, follow CreativeMornings on twitter!
Check out pictures of previous CreativeMornings over at Flickr.
View all the taped CreativeMorning talks we’ve put up on the web so far over at Vimeo.
CreativeMornings? ‘CreativeMornings’ is a monthly morning gathering of creative types. Each event includes a 10 minute lecture, followed by a 20 minute group discussion. The gathering begins at 8:30am with the topic presentation starting at 9:00am. The whole thing closes down at 10am. The events are hosted at studios/gallery spaces in NYC. (We are always looking for potential hosts that are willing to accomodate 50+ people. Please email us if you’re interested in hosting or sponsoring one of our events!)
Vintage Velcro Baskets
These White Vintage Velcro Baskets would look fab on swissmister, no?
♥ / The 99%
It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.
Need insight on how to make your ideas happen? Behance’s 99% think tank is a kick in the pants for creative minds. At The99percent.com, the Behance team has interviewed and profiled hundreds of proven idea makers. The site is packed with action-oriented tips and video talks that provide pragmatic insights on pushing ideas forward. Offline, the annual 99% Conference focuses on creative execution for two days in NYC.
