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small significant things in everyday life by giovanni, webdesigner and almost anthropologist on the alps in paris on the alps in versailles (changed home often, lately).
Love mountains? See you on my mountain-centered blog stile alpino
Fell in love with a desk. And a chair. Is this poligamy?
Thonet S285
Per la campagna “Lego Imagine”, l’agenzia tedesca Jung von Matt ha costruito con i Lego una serie di raffigurazioni di famosi personaggi di fumetti, cartoni animati e programmi tv.
Qui sopra: Asterix e Obelix
Nuova collezione IKEA PS per il 2012.
Preferiti: lampada da muro, tavolo in legno con piedi bianchi
Acapulco chairs are a modern classic that originated in Mexico during the 1950s. They are inspired by Mayan weaving technique.
via modern findings
Seth's Blog: The inevitable decline due to clutter
Once you overload the user, you train them not to pay attention. More clutter isn’t free. In fact, more clutter is a permanent shift, a desensitization to all the information, not just the last bit.
See also: The forgotten cost of features
Annie Leonard is back with another engaging and frightening look at how our disposable electronics are trashing the earth. The concept is that our favorite gadgets are “designed for the dump,” because they’re “hard to upgrade, easy to break, and impracticable to repair.” For instance, her DVD player broke and the fix-it guy wanted $50 just to look at it. Why bother when you can get a new one at Target for $39? Something about this system has got to change.
Design for the dump.Design to last This a must-see video.
Theme: Originally by Alex Willemyns, modified by me.
