design

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Jun
Tuesday, September 17th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Tuesday, September 17th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

were white again, but suede this time. With black bows. Purchased at a little boutique in the Hamden neighborhood of
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12
Jun
On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers.

On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers.

From Kinfolk, Volume Eight: The Cutting Edge, by Ethan Kawasaki. The knife is unequivocally the most important tool in the
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12
Jun
On architecture, skeuomorphism, and "peopled" spaces.

On architecture, skeuomorphism, and "peopled" spaces.

Architect William J. Hirsch Jr, in his book Designing Your Perfect House, expounds on the necessity of the artisanal and
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12
Jun
The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

were weathered white oxfords with robin’s egg blue wingtips. Shoes with a point-of-view. To design a house is an
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12
Jun
On how engineers and scientists are like guardian angels.

On how engineers and scientists are like guardian angels.

“Wasn’t that a miracle? she remarked. Her guardian angels were with her that day.” Those were the words of
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12
Jun
Who designed that high chair?

Who designed that high chair?

In its most recent iteration, the New York Times Sunday Magazine (one of my favorite publications) has a column titled
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12
Jun
On designers as choreographers.

On designers as choreographers.

The austerity of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet was refreshing. Geometric, simple, white, like the galleries of a
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12
Jun
Why I still don't have a Kindle.

Why I still don't have a Kindle.

I am not one to shy away from technology. I love it, actually. Excited for the Singularity. And yet, I
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12
Jun
On artisanal food and artisanal technology.

On artisanal food and artisanal technology.

I don’t know what it is about the Pacific Northwest and food, but I’m really glad to be
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12
Jun
ARCADE: On living, learning, and design educating.

ARCADE: On living, learning, and design educating.

ARCADE Summer 2012 issue, designed and edited by Karen Cheng and Annabelle Gould. Photographed by me. ARCADE is one of
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