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Tag Archives: Design
Connect like you give a damn!
Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity and an accomplished designer from New York, in 2008 demanded of designers at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York to “design like you give a damn!” He argued: Forget these chandeliers … Continue reading
Posted in Cameron Sinclair, Collaboration, Connection
Tagged Architecture for Humanity, Cameron Sinclair, Design
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Unreasonable!
George Bernard Shaw is quoted to have said: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” What do you make if … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdsourcing, George Bernard Shaw, Unreasonable
Tagged Activism, Design, George Bernard Shaw
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Other Mens’ Flowers
I was fortunate to spend some time with Fred Chaney over the last two years. He gave me wonderful advice, whether I wanted to hear it or not. That is the sign of someone who really cares- they take the … Continue reading
Prototype and reinvention = the freedom to fail expectations
This morning at breakfast a friend David Greatorex who has considerable experience running marathons inside of 3 hours gave me some advice after hearing about my injury. “You know 25% of people who set out to run a marathon following … Continue reading
Can design change the world?
Emily Pilloton from Project H argues that used correctly, design process can let appropriate solutions emerge from within in this TED Talk. Having design in your toolkit brings a fresh perspective. But what does that actually mean? It is much … Continue reading
Architecture is a story
Daniel Libeskind uses 17 words to argue that architecture is a story; a story against improbability in this inspiring TED Talk. This is a great construct for design and innovative thought. Some of the key themes which relate to the … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge, David Libeskind, Design
Tagged Architecture, Daniel Libeskind, Design
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