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This video was recommended to me and it could not have come at a more perfect time. I have had an internal debate about my role as a designer for some time now, and “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard brought my internal struggle into the limelight. If taken at face value, the video [...]
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I had the opportunity to attend the “small thoughts BIG IDEAS” exhibition in Singapore this week. I found it to be a great showcase of what a few talented designers can do when they break free from their day-to-day professions and let themselves create products on their own terms. These designers formed ‘The Little Thoughts [...]
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I took an old ferry from Thailand to the small island of Koh Samui, 50 miles off the coast. While on the old rusty ship, I noticed several rows of chairs that appeared to be Eames Shell chairs. The chairs were fastened to a metal base which had been welded securely to the deck. There’s [...]
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When it comes to “black market” goods such as expensive label clothing and designer handbags, there seems to be no restrictions in Bangkok and the products are sold in large markets throughout the city. I was, however, surprised to have discovered a shop that sold imitation iconic designer furniture. The shop had nearly perfect replicas [...]
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Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals by Rob Thompson delivers 528 pages of highly useful, graphically interesting and inspiring content written specifically for designers. This is the type of book I wish I could plug into my head and consume every bit of the information. It covers “over 70 manufacturing processes…with full technical descriptions; analyses of [...]
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