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Sorapot – Final Design
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Sorapot has been my biggest project since I learned about the existence of industrial design and switched out of my English major almost four years ago. What you see above is the final design. This is one of the first, done when I knew a lot less about Solidworks: I stayed with the sheet metal [...]
Plushy Revisions: what’s changing, what’s not
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Thank you for all of the feedback on my felt mouse, which everyone seems to be calling Plushy Mouse. Instant feedback from people who think hard about things like computer peripherals is invaluable. It’s clear from blog comments that this guy needs a scrolling mechanism and a clear power source. I’m not, however, making Plushy [...]
Felt Mouse
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This wireless mouse is made from natural wool felt and laminated bamboo ply: The felt’s softness and plyability makes the mouse comfortable without looking cartoonishly ergonomic. The button layout follows the golden rectangle.
Why I love Charcoal Toothpaste
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When the easy energy’s been burned from wood, sugar, or bone, it turns to charcoal, leaving stillness and purity. My friend Kathy recently gave me a tube of Charcle – charcoal toothpaste from Korea – and it got me thinking about the meaning, beyond taste, that charcoal conveys. The package’s pearly finish and color suggested [...]
A Quick Interview with Steven Heller
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Steven Heller is a critic, author, and design thinker. He’s worked as an art director for the New York Times for over 30 years, and also writes book reviews and obituaries. Last week, a retrospective exhibition of his work opened at the Visual Arts Museum in Manhattan. Inspired by the wonderful interview he just did [...]
Modern Tea Tools
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Image from Matchasource.com Tea ceremony tools, specifically their call-and-response relationships with nature, have always influenced my designs. I love that they’re built with binaries; a permanent iron kettle used with a bamboo whisk that lasts for only a month of normal use; one scoops aggressively green powdered matcha tea with a matte, earth-toned and humble [...]
Molo, Mixko, and the Chocolate Factory
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The first Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was my favorite movie for a long time. Something about a self-sustaining world that thrives within the mundane world, yet has a completely different feel and set of rules, has always appealed to me. I don’t think I’m alone; architecture developed first to provide shelter from rain [...]
Curiosity and Discipline
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I’m not a fashion designer, but Karl Lagerfeld’s extreme curiosity and discipline will make any creative person itch to take action. He seems to specify his life rather than live it, as if the whole thing were an engine that drives a precise set of movements. Here’s his interview with Charlie Rose:
Carry-On Luggage
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I designed this carry-on luggage to articulate the lost romance of air travel. The design also pulls from the golden age of ocean liners: the black lacquered finish will become beautifully scraped and chipped as the suitcase travels with you, revealing the bamboo plywood beneath. The patina will develop with each trip you take. The [...]
Stylish Green Kitchen Gear: Sorapot in Forbes
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Forbes recently published an article about sustainable kitchenware. Writer Lauren Sherman included Sorapot in her roundup. While I didn’t design my teapot to be explicitly green, I think there’s a lot of overlap between environmental design theory and my belief in honest material use and simple forms. I’m honored to be included in this article. [...]
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