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	<title>Design &#8211; The Flaneurbanite</title>
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	<description>The French term &#039;Flâneur&#039; refers to the &#039;wanderer&#039;, the &#039;stroller&#039; in the City - the &#039;observer&#039;, in one sense and the &#039;voyeur&#039;, in another - one who &#039;walks the City in order to experience it&#039; (Charles Baudelaire). The Flaneurbanite documents the stories by this modern day act of flânerie - curious, covert, yet candid, she walks the City and tells the stories - the many legends, big and small, told and untold, hidden under its many layers.</description>
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		<title>Design &#124; Re-Imagining a Co-Working Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While I am an urban planner + place brander by day, long time readers of this blog would know that I&#8217;m always seeking out interesting side projects that exercise my creative muscles in some way. So when in August, good friend Anjali Ramachandran, who works as the Head of Innovation at PHD, invited me to collaborate with her for the David Pilton Hub Challenge at NABS, I all but jumped at the opportunity. Our entry was shortlisted as one of the finalists in the competition, but to our disappointment, we didn&#8217;t win! Anjali and I spent a lot of time in August and September working on this closely together, taking time out of our busy work commitments, and while it was hectic, it was also immense fun.  We both however thought that we should share our ideas anyway, in case they spark some new ones in other people and if they help you ideate and think about your designs (and if they do, please do let us know!). While we worked on everything together, Anjali wore the Ad-World-Expert and Sane-Strategiser hat while I played the Crazy Designer obsessing about the little details and my rusty sketching skills. I think Anjali I worked very well together, our skills complementing each other&#8217;s and our brains working in tandem. It of course helps that we are good friends and have known each other for a long time, but it was our first experience in working together and it was super fun. We had a redesign budget of only £1,000, which was a challenge, yes, but that made it all the more interesting! Below is the link to our design presentation: Click here  We did this on Prezi (I am now deeply and irrevocably in love with it and can never go back to Powerpoint again!) and here&#8217;s an excerpt from the script to accompany the presentation, which will give you an idea of how we thought about this.  Good design is only as good as the story behind it We believe good design is only as good as the story behind it. This is as true for brands as for physical spaces. Design is never just about decor, art work, or pretty colours, neither just about form and function, but a cohesive narrative of the logical thought behind it. One of the main criteria for this project was that the space must reflect the zeitgeist of the advertising industry as it is at present, and therefore, every aspect of our design reflects that narrative – the story &#8211; and in this presentation, we will take you through this story. Advertising 2013 Historically, the advertising &#38; media industry has been closed, walling off creativity within specific creative departments. However, we are seeing a marked change in the way agencies and brands function. Creativity is encouraged through through partnerships and crowdsourcing, and rewards innovative and progressive thinking as campaigns become more transparent with social media. Now, while the spirit of collaboration is inherent in the very concept of co-working, our re-design of the space attempts to foster this in better ways than at present. Besides collaboration, what is advertising in 2013?  We think a lot of it can be summed up as “BEING USEFUL”. Campaigns need to be meaningful to the customer, add tangible value to their lives, and are becoming more and more interactive and responsive. In the same spirit, we think that this philosophy of Being Useful must extend to the physical space, in that every aspect of the design – physical or conceptual – attempts to do something tangible for the user. So how does this translate into the space? Being Useful means three things to us: &#8211; Minimising Waste &#8211; Being Multi-functional &#8211; Being Agile Minimising waste Minimising waste means eliminating clutter and getting rid of inefficiencies and redundancies in the room. It also means not wasting existing resources. The walls for example – they hold up the room, yes, but why waste precious wall surface in such a small space? Our design makes better use of the walls by turning them into ideating surfaces with the use of whiteboard and chalkboard paint. Multi-functionality Smoothly dovetailing into this is the concept of multi-functionality. So things exist for a reason, yes, but also, ideally, for MORE THAN ONE REASON. So if the walls do more than one thing, why leave out the ceiling? We’d like to replace the existing, slightly boring, lights with two identical trellises on each side of the room – these will not only hold up the new lighting system, but will also  become a frame to hang up, say, fairy lights for a party, or extra pendant lamps, perhaps. In keeping with that, we’d like to introduce technology into the room, by installing a screen connected to an iPad running Panic Status Board. While the app allows the users of the room to be connected to the outside world through a customisable interface, the screen allows the users to do other things as well – when you’re not using it to mirror the app, you could use it for presentations, screen films, or just use it as an extra monitor if it comes to that. We also use the walls for one more function: to inspire. This space is meant for creative advertising minds looking for inspiration. So we’d like to give them a little dose of it through, literally and physically, the writing on the walls! These quotes are an example of the kind of thinking we’d like to propagate: ‘If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original’ – Sir Ken Robinson ‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change’ – Charles Darwin ‘All boundaries are conventions’ – David Mitchell   ‘   ….the advertising we create really needs to be something users want to see’ – Susan Wojcicki ‘Create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface’ –Toyota Principle Will it get [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Urbanism*Design &#124; Two fantastic LED interventions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following this blog, you would know that in keeping with my interest in place making and destination branding,  I am a keen follower of art / design based interventions in public spaces that foster new interest in, and therefore engagement with the space &#8211; you&#8217;d remember I highlighted this in Candy Chang&#8217;s work last summer and in this fabulous temporary landscape intervention in Jaujac, France. But what you probably don&#8217;t know is that I also have a personal love affair with lighting &#8211; I think I might have some moth genes in me, as I am drawn to beautiful lighting in all forms (and might have gone overboard with this year&#8217;s Diwali and Christmas lighting at home). So I was doubly delighted when I came across these two public space interventions, designed with not much more than LED lights. 1. The Bay Lights, San Francisco &#124; The World&#8217;s Largest Light Sculpture The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by renowned artist Leo Villareal. Inspired by the 75th anniversary of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, this unprecedented project will be 1.8 miles long, 500 feet high  and will sit on the west span of the Bay Bridge itself, lending it the glamour that has mostly been hogged by its more famous neighbour, the Golden Gate Bridge. Using 25,000 individually programmed LEDs, Villareal is going to create a continuous and complex display that will be visible for miles around, for a period of two years. This ambitious project, which is currently under installation, d is expected to bring $97 million to the local economy in the form of tourism, investment, and business. The installation won&#8217;t be a traffic hazard, as the lights will be turned away from the bridge &#8211; viewable from a distance but not from the bridge itself. The Bay Lights from Words Pictures Ideas on Vimeo. Having only seen the artist images of what the installation will look like, I can&#8217;t wait to see what it will look like in real life &#8211; and this will certainly add mileage to my plans for visiting the Bay area soon. The Bay Lights will be switched on on the 5th of March 2013. Can&#8217;t wait. 2. Ikea and LIKEArchitects&#8217; LEDscape, Lisbon, Portugal A much smaller and more seasonal installation was made in Lisbon, Portugal, that nevertheless had citizens and place makers sit up and take notice. A collaboration between Ikea and LIKEArchitects resulted in 1,200 pulsating LEDARE bulbs affixed to 1,200 HEMMA floor bases installed in the form of an interactive maze of light at the Centro Culural de Belem during the Christmas period. &#160; The beautiful installation created a temporary, albeit compelling visual and physical landscape that visitors were encouraged to engage with and explore. Such fun, such beauty, and such light! I think just looking at these images will take me through the darkness this January. PS: If you like this post, you will like this book: &#160; The Art of Placemaking: Interpreting Community Through Public Art and Urban Design, by Ronald Lee Fleming &#160; &#160; ~]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; Ikea&#8217;s going Indian</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A friend just tipped me off about this &#8211; Ikea has just launched an India-inspired limited collection! It&#8217;s a story of three firsts for Ikea &#8211; India, Pinterest and Facebook. Called True Blue, the collection draws upon Indian design influences, all in the colour blue. And Ikea seems to be testing out Pinterest and Facebook as platforms for the collection, with a specially designed microsite that encourages participation through these platforms. On one hand, I&#8217;m very pleased with the idea of Ikea expanding into Indian design, and I see marketing sense in limiting themselves to a &#8220;blue&#8221; theme, but on the other, I can&#8217;t help but wish there was more to the collection. And oh, that kitsch cushion is the runt of the litter &#8211; Indian &#8216;kitsch&#8217; is so, so, SO overdone (I cannot emphasise this enough) that I wish it would just die an instant death. Now. Some of my favourites from the collection: All in all, a good start, and here&#8217;s hoping there&#8217;s more to come! Hat tip: Anjali Ramachandran]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; The V&#038;A Illustration Awards 2012 Shortlist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Speaking of illustration art, the high-priestess of design academies, the V&#38;A has announced its shortlist for the 2012 Illustration Awards. Chosen out of more than a 1,000 entries from across the UK, the shortlist that spans four categories, is a treat: Book Illustrations 1. Cathy Maclennan: Bunny Bunny Catkin 2. Laetitia Devernay: The Conductor 3. Rob Ryan: A Sky Full of Kindness Book Jacket and Cover Illustration 1. Matthew Richardson: The Outsider 2. Vicky White: Can We Save The Tiger 2. Petra Börner: Emma Editorial Illustrations 1. Stefano Morris: Henry’s Demons 2. Luke Best: Chilvaric Fiasco 3. Nick Lowndes: Small Businesses Student Clockwise from top left: Daniel Clarke: Heygate Memories; Faye Coral Johnson: Nonsensical Thoughts; Rachel Lillie: Born Fighting; Joe Lyward: Fear; Holly Mills: Hothouse The results will be announced on the 11th of June, and the shortlisted entries will be available to view in exhibition at the V&#38;A after that. Do you have any favourites to win? I do! I&#8217;ll reveal my favourites in the comments section tomorrow.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; City Illustrati</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I often trawl Etsy and other art sites for handmade illustrations, and it never ceases to surprise me just how many talented folks there are in this world! I love Etsy for how it has made this talent accessible to everyone, and for the artists, a brilliant platform to showcase their work. I will be running a regular themed series here on my favourite illustrations from near and afar, called Illustrati. For me, this will serve as a visual scrapbook of the handmade art I love, and for you, it will hopefully serve as inspiration to make your own, or kick-start an urge to buy some of this fabulous work. Today&#8217;s Illustrati is about Cities. (Oh what a surprise!). I introduce to you, five of my favourite illustrations based on cities, from Etsy: 1. Tubidu 2. Nate Duval 3. My New York City by Agnieszka Zabawa 4. Neely Illustration 5. City Rooftops by Danny Roberts Five distinct styles, five immensely talented artists. I am just waiting to move into that sprawling house with endless wall space to make these art works my own&#8230; sigh. I&#8217;m really hard-pressed to choose a favourite from these. What about you? &#8212;- *All art works above are the copyright of the respective artists.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; A Marrakesh Way to Pause</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[La Pause I have a strong itch to wander and it usually shows up about once in six weeks. It also tends to be fairly specific &#8211; travel for me is not just a getaway, it&#8217;s the lure of a specific feeling, the call of a tangible mood, which seems unattainable unless I take myself to that one place that has caught my imagination. Travel for me, is also often closely linked to the aesthetics of the place &#8211; a sensory, and sensual coming together of the natural and man-made. I have been trying to plan a trip to Marrakesh for months now, and something or the other keeps preventing it from happening. That of course, does no good to the aforementioned itch, which keeps growing until it is scratched, as itches are wont to do. I came across La Pause in one of those Marrakesh trip-planning phases and it blew me away in anticipation. Perhaps posting these images here will temporarily soothe that itch; perhaps not. Then again, maybe this will transfer the itch to you! There&#8217;s no other way of finding out. ~ *All images from La Pause website]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; The Start Of Something Brilliant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Object Used To Create Art as an Object Of Art Itself Fumiaki Goto, a Japanese designer, has taken the simple, ubiquitous graphite pencil and turned it into a piece of art &#8211; no, strike that &#8211; a fully functional piece of art that can be used to produce art itself. Working as part of the designers&#8217; collective bril, Goto explains that the thought behind this was just to extend the process of making ceramics, which is what regular graphite pencils are, anyway &#8211; ceramics made of a mixture of clay and graphite. He modified the process to create an extended ceramic shape, part of which is the pencil &#8220;lead&#8221; and the other part is a simple ceramic that can be used to hold the pencil.   Not only does this little piece of brilliance do away with the wood component of the traditional pencil, it renders it as an attractive piece of art in itself. Bril&#8211;liant, indeed.  ~ All pictures courtesy Fumiaki Goto; hat-tip MocoLoco]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; There Is A Tree In Your Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bringing nature in. Literally. You&#8217;ve heard of tree houses, of course, but how many times have you seen a house or a room built around a live tree? How wonderful must it feel, to be so palpitatingly close to nature in the comfort of your dwelling. How&#8230;magical. ~ *I am not the owner of any of the images in this post. The images have been collected from various sources over a period of time and I could not find original credits to any of these. If you&#8217;re the owner, please let me know and I&#8217;d be very happy to credit you. I wouldn&#8217;t be as happy to remove the pictures, but if you are indeed the owner and that&#8217;s what you&#8217;d like me to do, I&#8217;ll do it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; A Warm Inviting Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This picture makes me want to be there  [ via ] [divider2] I first came across this picture on desiretoinspire and I&#8217;ve never forgotten it. Everything about this room (and the way it has been photographed) speaks to me &#8211; the furniture, the woven back chairs, the chandelier (ooh, the chandelier!), and the lighting, the warmth. Just what I need on this cold February day (and perhaps you do, too). ~]]></description>
		
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		<title>Design &#124; Cities of Paper, Cities of Clay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two simple city-based toy / decorations that warmed the cockles of this urbanist heart Remember Lego City? Of course you do.  But if you&#8217;re anything like me, you&#8217;re eyeing the set of the nearest kid around you. (Oh come on, if they can have it, I can have it. Who&#8217;s the urban planner here?) But then recently, I came across two entirely different city-simulations that you can &#8216;build&#8217; or &#8216;lay out&#8217; &#8211; but even more than that, what won me over was their sheer simplicity. &#160; Paper Town is what it says on the tin &#8211; a town made entirely of paper &#8211; recycled cardboard, to be precise. The towns are modeled on Polish suburbs and come flatpacked &#8211; the only assembly that is required is folding along the lines. Incredibly simple, and really makes you wonder: why didn&#8217;t anyone think of this before? Paper Town is available in three sets and costs only £4 per set. Imagine the possibilities! &#160; Then, there are Shelf Cities &#8211; hand made by artist Christina Brown out of clay and nothing else, these are the most adorable cities I&#8217;ve ever come across. These could be toys, or these could be decoration &#8211; I am just itching to put these on my bookshelves and window sills. Shelf Cities are made to order, and are available for purchase on Christina Brown&#8217;s shop The Oak Leaves at Etsy. I think these would make the perfect gift for the urbanist in your life (@friends and family: hint hint!), or really, anyone who adores miniature life! Simple, inexpensive, plastic free, recyclable and potentially lots of fun. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ideas. Why have we stopped thinking this way?]]></description>
		
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