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Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)
I was recently in New York to attend The Next HOPE, the 8th Hackers On Planet Earth conference. HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) is a conference sponsored by 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. While…
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Blood Design
Today we’re featuring several examples of the semantic implications of blood in product design.
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Tattoos & Design
[Featured image: Boontje's Cut Here temporary tattoos] Back in 2007, Design Miami featured a three day tattoo parlor furnished by DWR. Organized by Tobias Wong, Josée Lepage, and Aric Chen, “As Long As…
Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames
In one way or another design is a visual experience, yet there are so many lectures, conferences, and videos about design that are devoid of any visual stimulation/information. For this reason I was…
Tomás Saraceno – 14 Billions (Working Title) 2010
Artist and architect Tomás Saraceno explores the world we inhibit through his experiments in art and sustainability. For the 14 Billions (Working Title) exhibition Saraceno collaborated with astrophysicists, engineers, and spider researchers to…
Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames
In one way or another design is a visual experience, yet there are so many lectures, conferences, and videos about design that are devoid of any visual stimulation/information. For this reason I was…
Salon Internacional de la Moda Flamenca 2008, the 14th International Flamenco Fashion Show
Salon Internacional de la Moda Flamenca (SIMOF) 2008 is an annual fashion show dedicated to the fashions of flamenco. Held in Seville, Spain, new collections from 40 designers were presented in 32 shows…
Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests
Dutch artist Theo Jansen creates autonomous walking beasts from plastic tubes and bottles that can react to wind, and can store this energy for later use as compressed air. They “breathe”– they “think”…
