Multitudes

2012-01-23T14:42:00.000-05:00

Yep. Think of the space economy you could achieve! Flapps, what a great chair.

Fläpps by AMBIVALENZ from Ambivalenz on Vimeo.
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2012-01-20T17:46:00.000-05:00

How beauitful is this clock?! Love it!

2012-01-20T17:40:00.001-05:00

Been meaning to post this for a few weeks now! Loving the idea behind Carrotmob!
It's quite simple. Convince companies to make more responsible environmental choices by agreeing to let your money do the talking. As stated on the site:

"Carrotmob gives you the power to make the world a better place by influencing how businesses operate. Instead of organizing boycotts, we offer to spend money as a group if a business agrees to make a socially responsible change."

This is how real change gets done: Grassroots people power! Take a look at the site, and get inspired!

How Organized Consumer Purchasing Can Change Business from carrotmob on Vimeo.

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2011-12-28T10:52:00.000-05:00

Loving this idea. Little Printer.

"Little Printer: a palm-sized, cube-shaped, cloud-powered thermal printer with an adorable pair of feet and a cute face. And what does it print? A personalized mini-newspaper--with content curated from partners like The Guardian, social media like Foursquare and Facebook, as well as stuff created by BERG itself--and output on a receipt-like paper strip no longer than 10 inches."

Really liking the concept of making your mobile world tangible. Though some may argue that paper is the past, this little guy may have the effect of bringing us out of our iPhone induced black holes and reconnect us with the physical world. Or...something like that.

Hello Little Printer, available 2012 from BERG on Vimeo.

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2011-12-13T20:00:00.001-05:00

Designed by Lucie Koldová of the studio Process, these 'Cheeky Boxes' are some brilliant modular work. Loving the middle line that is created when set up like a simple book shelf, and loving the subtle changes of color in each individual unit. Well done Process.

2011-12-13T16:17:00.002-05:00

Things that are cute and clever

2011-12-13T16:05:00.000-05:00

Whoa! Currently, I'm working on a Kickstarter video that will include some stop motion pieces. If only what we come up with could look half as good as this little gem! Produced by Steven Briand and Luca Fiore as part of an internship with Partizan.

PROTEIGON from BURAYAN on Vimeo.

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2011-11-18T16:12:00.000-05:00

My friend Phil Williams is always doing something pretty sweet. His latest concoction is the Five Dollar Friendship Stimulus! Phil and his friend Kevin have $500, and they're giving it away $5 at a time. Submit your $5 ideas here! Good luck!

2011-11-17T10:38:00.000-05:00

The internet is at stake! Watch this, and sign the petitions below!

PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Sign this! And this!

2011-11-14T16:08:00.000-05:00

Beautiful phone concept from Nokia. I don't know, I think I'd be down with it. Super sci-fi looking, but pretty on point with what I enjoy about my iPhone. Make it happen, guys!

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2011-11-03T12:38:00.000-04:00

Another beautiful short from Made By Hand. "It just takes buckets of blood, and sweat, and fucking work to get there..."

Made by Hand / No 2 The Knife Maker from Made by Hand on Vimeo.
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2011-10-25T15:48:00.000-04:00

Great idea! Post-it notes in the shape of a watch! Wear your reminders!
Grab em here.

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2011-10-18T11:19:00.000-04:00

Wow. After my last post about Feast RVA, I can't believe how on point this talk is by Justin Gignac. Everything he says is exactly how I'm trying to live my life! Ahhh! So inspiring!

Justin Gignac: The Idea Economy from Piers Fawkes on Vimeo.

Feast RVA

2011-10-17T10:57:00.003-04:00

This past Friday I was VERY excited to bring to life a project that I've been working on for the past four or five months. Its a proper rip of a thing called Feast Brooklyn. Basically, you pay for a ticket to a dinner at a local venue, and receive a ballot at the door for a few creative projects that need funding. Before dinner, you hear presentations from the folks on the ballot, then you eat, vote, and we award the winner with proceeds from the door.
Its a really great idea, and when I heard about it at the Festival of Ideas in NYC this spring, I knew I had to bring this project home. Along with my friend Johnny Hugel, the idea was brought to bare, and it was a huge success!
Congrats to RVAudio and Dollop Desserts, and we hope to see the Real Desire photography exhibition one day soon too! Also, a huge thank you to Quirk Gallery for hosting. Such a great space for an event like this.

As you've probably noticed from my previous posts, I'm a huge fan of idea creation, and a strong believer in the idea that if you can imagine it, theres a way to bring it to life. I've drilled this idea into my head constantly over the last few months, and with a little sweat, I have my first evidence of the truth of this concept. Here are a few photos from the event. Thanks to everyone who made this night possible, it was pretty fantastic to see this thing happen.

2011-10-17T10:15:00.000-04:00

The Power of Making

Power of Making from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.

2011-10-04T10:57:00.002-04:00

I often make a couple mixes a season for my friends, and figured I'd offer them here too! Enjoy!

Download Here

2011-09-16T15:09:00.000-04:00

Great talk by Stewart Butterfield, co-creator of Flickr. Part of the CreativeMornings series.

2011/09 Stewart Butterfield | The Biggest Thing Since the Domestication of Animals from Creative Mornings Vancouver on Vimeo.

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Genomic Revolution

2011-09-15T14:14:00.000-04:00

Amazing talk covering the current revolution in genome sequencing. With high powered new technology dropping the price of sequencing, the possibilities are seemingly endless.

2011-09-12T16:56:00.000-04:00

Interesting interview with the creator of Foursquare, Dennis Crowley. Check out more Foundation videos here.

2011-09-12T16:27:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-12T13:34:00.000-04:00

I really like what the guys and gals at Berg are playing with. Prompted by the ad agency Dentsu London, Berg experimented with redesigning the common receipt and developed a whimsical and informative alternative. Additionally, they envision an entire life filled with ambient media. Check the video below to get the full picture.

(As an aside, phrases like 'emerging media landscape' make me want to puke! Its these types of phrases that put up walls between designers and the consumer. Please ignore these pretentious descriptions)

Media surfaces: Incidental Media from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Live The Language

2011-09-09T09:46:00.001-04:00

While I thought I had blogged about these before, its looking like I may have kept this project all to myself. Education First is an organization that has 'helped more than 15 million people of all ages and nationalities become citizens of the world.' By bringing together educators and students EF facilitates proper immersion education. In a series of beautiful shorts director Gustav Johansson gives us an idea of what exactly that experience might be like. I love watching these! Time to plan a trip!

EF - Live The Language - Paris from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - London from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - Barcelona from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - Beijing from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - Sydney from Gustav Johansson on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - Vancouver from Gustav Johansson on Vimeo.

EF - Live The Language - LA from Gustav Johansson on Vimeo.

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2011-08-26T09:17:00.000-04:00

Another edition of those beautiful 'Visual Recipes' from the guys at Kinfolk. That duck looks amazing!

Anolon: Duck Recipe from William Hereford on Vimeo.

By way of...

2011-08-23T11:38:00.002-04:00

So good.

2011-08-23T10:26:00.000-04:00

Can there be an iPad app with only recipes like this?! Thank you Tiger in a Jar for putting these together. Beautifully shot 'moving recipes.' I just can't find the words to say how much I love these!
In other news, I'll be making beet cake later this week :)

beet cake from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

ribboned asparagus salad from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

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