Festool Jigsaw and "Stroboscopic LED"

a little strange and awesome

Tree Chunk, American Design Club, ICFF

Good news! I just learned Tree Chunk was chosen for American Design Club's USE ME show that will go on in NYC during the ICFF!

Taking vs. Making in the U.S.A.

via wall street journal "Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million)." The article goes on to say "President Obama says we have to retool our economy to "win the future." The only way to do that is to grow the economy that makes things, not the sector that takes things."

Sitting all day is bad for you

as evidenced by Iron Chair X by Jackson Hong and NPR

Soccer Ball/Power Source...awesome

A Round...remodel/revision # ?

I've been furiously remodeling. Trying to get a 3d print of it, but kept running into errors. Fingers crossed, I hope this time it works out.

In the sky

Opod

michiel cornelissen. clever clever. buy buy

Ai Wei Wei

"If you don't act, the danger becomes stronger." Ai Wei Wei

Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.

Will Shannon

furniture by will shannon
Nice. I like the twist on the 'new from old' idea.

T-Splines

Teaching myself t-splines via tutorials online. I think I've just found my new favorite tool. If I had used this to do A Round,it would have been PROFOUNDLY easier and better. Looks like time to remodel.
It just seems too easy, like I'm cheating. Those transitions? and the control of edges? Oh...mann...First tutorial model in process:

Inhabiting Geometry

Anne Tyng
I like it. This is a bit what I'm trying to do with A Round.

Philippe Starck

old is new

commodore 64

Dolly in "A Round"

prototype 2 of "a round"