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With so many great categories of design, it is hard to just focus on one. Which is why this blog will focus on a little bit of everything: architecture, furniture, product design, illustration, various artists, etc. Curated by Brian Everett of EVRT Studio in Kansas City

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Imagine for a moment you are Isamu Noguchi’s brother. And he made this nice table for you, as a birthday present. You might think he is the greatest brother on the face of the planet. But according to Herman Miller, that is exactly how this table’s life began. Noguchi was building this table for his sister as a gift. George Nelson (HM’s first design director) walked into his studio and fell in love with the table. Some 50 years later the table is still being produced, and is one of the most iconic pieces of furniture of all time. If I were to look deeper, what I might take from this is great ideas or maybe some of the best ideas, occur when the pressure is off.

Imagine for a moment you are Isamu Noguchi’s brother. And he made this nice table for you, as a birthday present. You might think he is the greatest brother on the face of the planet.

But according to Herman Miller, that is exactly how this table’s life began. Noguchi was building this table for his sister as a gift. George Nelson (HM’s first design director) walked into his studio and fell in love with the table. Some 50 years later the table is still being produced, and is one of the most iconic pieces of furniture of all time.

If I were to look deeper, what I might take from this is great ideas or maybe some of the best ideas, occur when the pressure is off.


Tags: HistoryFurnitureHerman MillerFamous Designers

2.1.10   16 note(s)  

What is “Industrial Design”? / How I.D. Magazine Became Fast Company has a great article about the start of I.D. magazine: if you have any interest in the magazine or ID, it is worth reading. The magazine used to focus primarily on Industrial Design when it started, but eventually took on coverage of more roles of design; to me that is the basis of ID itself. Often times you will find us Industrial Designers are multidisciplinary: dabbling in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Engineering, etc. They are hard shoes to fill. The magazine originated as an insert in the Nov. 1943 edition of Interiors magazine. It was dropped in 1947, and by 1954 became a stand alone trade journal. It wasn’t until 1978 it became a stand alone published magazine: but keep in mind there were only estimated to be 5,000 Industrial Designers throughout the country at that time. In other words, it had a small audience. It really wasn’t until 1992 that I.D. got its break when the owners of Knoll bought the magazine. Anyway, I am sad to see the magazine go, even though I was only a subscriber for a couple of years. But it makes me proud to be an Industrial Designer, among other reasons. “I.D. is like the industrial design profession: Misnamed and under-valued.” Click through to read the article at Fast Company…

What is “Industrial Design”? / How I.D. Magazine Became

Fast Company has a great article about the start of I.D. magazine: if you have any interest in the magazine or ID, it is worth reading. The magazine used to focus primarily on Industrial Design when it started, but eventually took on coverage of more roles of design; to me that is the basis of ID itself. Often times you will find us Industrial Designers are multidisciplinary: dabbling in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Engineering, etc. They are hard shoes to fill.

The magazine originated as an insert in the Nov. 1943 edition of Interiors magazine. It was dropped in 1947, and by 1954 became a stand alone trade journal. It wasn’t until 1978 it became a stand alone published magazine: but keep in mind there were only estimated to be 5,000 Industrial Designers throughout the country at that time. In other words, it had a small audience. It really wasn’t until 1992 that I.D. got its break when the owners of Knoll bought the magazine.

Anyway, I am sad to see the magazine go, even though I was only a subscriber for a couple of years. But it makes me proud to be an Industrial Designer, among other reasons.

“I.D. is like the industrial design profession: Misnamed and under-valued.”

Click through to read the article at Fast Company…


Tags: Industrial DesignMagazinesHistoryArticles

1.6.10   8 note(s)  

120 Years of National Geographic Every single issue since 1888 on a 160gb hard drive. I would love to have this. I grew up reading NG and my parents have quite a collection, but to have them all would be awesome. $199.95 for the 3.5” hard drive, with 100gb of free space.

120 Years of National Geographic

Every single issue since 1888 on a 160gb hard drive. I would love to have this. I grew up reading NG and my parents have quite a collection, but to have them all would be awesome. $199.95 for the 3.5” hard drive, with 100gb of free space.


Tags: TechComputerHistoryWorld

12.31.09   44 note(s)  

“One rainy night eight years ago, in Watertown, Massachusetts, a man was taking his dog for a walk. On the curb, in front of a neighbor’s house, he spotted a pile of trash: old mattresses, cardboard boxes, a few broken lamps. Amidst the garbage he caught sight of a battered suitcase. He bent down, turned the case on its side and popped the clasps.He was surprised to discover that the suitcase was full of black-and-white photographs….  He was looking at something he had never seen before: the effects of the first use of the Atomic bomb. The man was looking at Hiroshima.” Amazing lost photos of Hiroshima. from designobserver

“One rainy night eight years ago, in Watertown, Massachusetts, a man was taking his dog for a walk. On the curb, in front of a neighbor’s house, he spotted a pile of trash: old mattresses, cardboard boxes, a few broken lamps. Amidst the garbage he caught sight of a battered suitcase. He bent down, turned the case on its side and popped the clasps.

He was surprised to discover that the suitcase was full of black-and-white photographs….  He was looking at something he had never seen before: the effects of the first use of the Atomic bomb. The man was looking at Hiroshima.”

Amazing lost photos of Hiroshima.

from designobserver


Tags: PhotographyHistory

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