Category: design
Digital (and) creativity
I don’t believe in the myth-making around creativity as some spark of genius, some innate talent or something that appears out of a stroke …
Creative process aka why Jonathan Ive bothered me a bit
Jonathan Ive was at Design Museum a few days ago, as some of you may know. I was bothered by some things he said. …
What next for design? -- Jonathan Ive at the Design Museum
Jonathan Ive was the last guest in Design Museum‘s 25th anniversary series of talks. Waiting for my friend to arrive, I stood outside the …
Watching The Watch
I think an awful lot about wrists. I watch the spans of wrists and their thickness. I watch the sizes of things people wear, …
Technology and taboos redefined - part two
A friend recently lamented that she was unable to reach a client on any of the three available contacts she had for him. “Ah, …
Craftsmanship in luxury
Craftsmanship is the cornerstone of the luxury goods industry. The obsessive focus on the art, the cultural roots, the societal context and the history …
Four For Friday (21)
Before long, the title of this sometime-series of readings will be just an alliterative poetic licence. The week serves up worthy readings far more …
Strategic design for safer driving
This is the week (or month) that Toyota would like to forget. The firm that revolutionised the otherwise unglamorous manufacturing business is in a …
The Nobel economists
With my interest in asymmetries, I would like to blog more about the mechanism design theory but for now, it is great to know …