November 2009
18 posts
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I have nothing against star designers like Philippe Starck. He has done some great things, no doubt about it, but also a lot of things that don’t seem to have a use. As designers we have a great responsibility. I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.
Dieter Rams
He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.
richardsays
Kubota Architect Atelier →
Using aggressive sales tactics to enroll consumers in unwanted membership clubs is a billion-dollar business.
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce
Staff Report (pdf)
via Felix Salmon and cnet
I have friends at the Institute. They’re just really bright guys who do really difficult work solving difficult problems, who say, “It’s really more important to be good than it is to be smart.” And I agree it is more important to be good than it is to be smart. That is all I can offer you.
Cormac McCarthy
Stranger’s Road - The Growlers
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The company insists that its new ideas have to be “unique and valuable” — dramatic improvements, not me-too products.
The Fabric of Creativity
Infinity - The XX
Yes, I believe the most radical thinking of architecture would be operations of subtraction. Taking things away without compromise. Even better, removing things and making things as a whole work better.
Vincent Gallo