January 2011
5 posts
Design: An Outdoor Kitchen
Looking for a DIY project this weekend to exercise your creative chops? London-based Danish furniture and product designer Nina Tolstrop, aka Studiomama, has created a shop full of simple (well, relatively speaking) design ideas that you can download for DIY Projects. She is known for her functional designs - for example, a mirror that when flipped 90 degrees can become an ironing board (a...
The Way I Work: Gary Vaynerchuk
Image courtesy of INC magazine
Gary V is one of my favorite people. He has spoken at a number of events I’ve produced, and audience response is always overwhelmingly positive. One could say that it’s a life-changing experience. Why? He is not afraid to show how passionate he is about what he does, and that hits an emotional core in all of us.
It’s that passion that enables him...
Compostmodern conference in Review - Dwell
Nice recap from Dwell of Compostmodern, a conference hosted by AIGA SF this week.
Designers presented ideas about sustainability, education, community, and the importance of design thinking in business. Some great points about the craftsman-business strategy tension, and how to work around it (recognize the differences, form collaborative long-term partnerships).
Fuseproject founder Yves Behar,...
Mental Break: Gorgeous Time Lapse Photography
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18554749[/vimeo]
NYC - Mindrelic Timelapse from Mindrelic on Vimeo.
Online meets Offline: Interactive Display Window
Take a clothing company that calls itself the brand for intellectual slackers, a need to connect with consumers, and a bold art director, and you get a pretty innovative interactive project.
Interactive Display Window from Marcus Wallander on Vimeo. More details on the project here.