The Environment, what usually springs to mind is the popular images and emotional response to the ecosystem of the World, although this is not...
It will probably make the most sense if you read these articles in the same order in which Ezio Manzini presented them!
Minimal – (ADJECTIVE) "of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible…synonyms: very little, minimum, the smallest amount of, slightest, least, least possible, minutest, tiniest,...
Semiotic – (ADJECTIVE) "Meaning of semiotic in English. relating to semiotics (the study of signs and symbols): They deconstruct text and images on the...
Eternal – (ADJECTIVE) "lasting or existing forever; without end…(of truths, values, or questions) valid for all time; essentially unchanging…eternal truths of art and life…informal...
Iconography “(NOUN) the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these…the visual images, symbols, or...
Banker’s Pie is an age-old recipe that has been around for 1,000s of years!
The Future is Dark, then the Sun will come Up! There is a New Wave, completely New, only it shall be completely Retro!...
At the time I saw Ezio Manzini speak, I believe Ezio was the Head of the 'Domus Academy' in Milan, Italy.
Greetings from Colour Texture Shape's Editor, Novak Ristov. A little need to know information!
Some time ago the New York School of Interior Design was offering a correspondence course in the form of a Diploma in Interior Design....
In C.1994 I began studies under the tutorage of Brandon Scott, 'Scotty' as he was affectionately known, at Box Hill Institute's (BHI) Diploma in...
Photographic Memory seems to be a bit of a myth to me, or extremely rare at best! However, in the interest of Science, my...
Some three decades ago I partook in the pleasure to study under the Furniture Making Gurus of RMIT Furniture Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of...
Charles Ormond Eames, Jr. (1907-1978) & Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Kaiser Eames (1912-1988)
Kerri Hollingsworth's 'an-ti-quate' Exhibition @ MiRa Gallery Marysville, Victoria Australia. (2019)
“Everyone deserves to have at least one comfortable chair in their life!” (Kerri Hollingsworth, 'an-ti-quate' 2019)
Soon to be featured is Kerri Hollingsworth's work on Recycled Furniture. Now you may say, Recycled Furniture Ho Hum, heard it all before! But...
Sometimes in life, you meet a person that changes your life, sometimes that person can be a dog, sometimes that dog can be a...
Tongue in cheek I asked Rhonda, "What is the point of it?" She replied, "Challenge, problem solving, the process, quirky and fun!" Music and...
The Modern Movement was somewhat about making design a machine to be efficient and minimal. The Wassily Chair certainly looks beautiful but the reality...
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964), often called the founder of Cybernetics (The Science of Communication), wrote a book simply called 'Cybernetics' (1948).
This little dog, Tibetan Spaniel/Cross, is called ‘Jampa’ - meaning 'Love' in the Tibetan language.
I bought the Swedish Meatballs, put the IKEA Klippan in my Volvo, and then listened to ABBA on the way home! Eat your heart...
I found this precious gem in an Op Shop on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria, Australia. There are many Op (Oppurtunity) Shops (Secondhand Stores) there...
Recently, I saw a copy of Eileen Gray’s iconic Modernist’s sofa, "Lota Sofa" (C.1924), for sale on Alibaba. It remains cost efficient in manufacturing and...
Yellow plastic, red plastic, baby blue plastic, polished metal and glass, possibly 'Pyrex'. A neat piece of Post Modernism for around AU$15.00, I picked...
As Autumn becomes Winter, I see a death in design! The new black will become the old black and discarded like yesterday’s Sushi that’s...
Some years ago, I had the good fortune to come across a bit of research, from a Swedish University, on Recliner Chairs and back...
I was given a Bertocci Lamp Base and Shade for my Birthday 30 years ago. Strange gift for a strapping young lad but what...
Have you ever sat on a pedestal/swivel chair that doesn’t rock? Everything in the lower price bracket of the market does rock, will rock...
I once heard a story about a man who survived the Holocaust of WW2. He was deeply marred by his experience! Seeing the world...