Yesterday’s Google Doodle celebrating Oskar Fischinger’s 117th Birthday (if you missed it, explore it here via your preferred Google browser) reminded me of my experience of walking on a Nightingale floor, or in Japanese ‘Uguisubari’, during my visit last month to Nijo Castle in Kyoto. As part of the Japanese tradition of architectural planning and … Continue reading Doodling Around on Nightingale Floors
Carl and Elena Schrónez of C8 were recently interviewed by John Maeda for Design.blog. Elena’s statement about travel struck a chord with me: “I’m a person that values personal growth, and for me, one way to spur learning is to change one’s environment and encounter new situations. We’ve decided to make travel, national or international, … Continue reading Thinking about Design and Travel
This week I was pleased to discover The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design in the ‘New Books’ area from the circulation desk at Humber College’s spiffy new Library. Perhaps hard to see in the shadows of the lower shelf, this recently-published three-volume set offers a credible, scholarly option for design students starting their research on academic … Continue reading Interesting New Resource for Design History and Theory
One evening this week I was invited to the EQ3 Toronto flagship in Liberty Village to celebrate their Summer Sale. I was interested to follow up on the company’s collaboration with 10 emerging Canadian designers launched earlier this year as the capsule collection “Assembly.” Many of these pieces are now deeply discounted and offer a … Continue reading New Furniture
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