Heavyset favorite Helge Tenno posits that we ought to re-examine the notion that more screens bearing more information represents progress, and instead look to methods that allow us to integrate our assembled data into physical objects. As I posted yesterday, there’s a bit of a theme going on here, notably from Ed Cotton and Faris Yakob (whose own conviction to this end is considerably longer-held). Helge posts some interesting examples – the Copenhagen Wheel demo ((As an aside, fans of Copenhagen Wheel project will want to check out this article from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, suggesting a commercial future for electric bicycles.)) was new to me – and integrates some good thinking from Tim Brown of IDEO, as well.
Published on February 2, 2010 2:53 pm.
Filed under: Ephemera, Notes on Things Seen Tags: architecture, designers, electric bicycles, exhibition, experiments, mobile device, open platform, personal data, signage
Tuesday morning thoughts and readings collected against the backdrop of Charlotte Gainsbourg’s fantastic new album, IRM…I’m feeling rather progressive about my choice, given the relatively mundane musical selections made in Boston ((Seriously, the Beatles??)) these days, in comparison with those in, say, Barcelona.
Published on February 2, 2010 10:44 am.
Filed under: Ephemera, Notes on Things Seen Tags: architecture, charlotte gainsbourg, end of days, institutions, iphone, joi ito, parlor game, satellites
The way it works now is that an engineer often does structure, an architect does skin, a space planner does interiors, and an industrial designer does product. It’s a nasty mess. The quality of life that it produces is also a nasty mess, and we all suffer. The problems are where those things rub up against one another.
Published on January 5, 2010 7:30 am.
Filed under: People and Other People, Quotations Tags: architecture, bruce mau, conceptualization, engineer