Category Archives: Reviews of media etc.

Four great design museums: London, Triennale, Cooper, Copenhagen

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Mark

Design is a term applied to both valuable innovations in function and aesthetics as well as to “cute” novelties of questionable merits. Great design museums offer insights to those interested in truly good design. We have visited four design museums … Continue reading →

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LESS AND MORE: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams at SFMOMA

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mark

Less and More THE DESIGN ETHOS OF DIETER RAMS exhibition at SFMOMA from August 27, 2011 – February 20, 2012 http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/exhibitions/434#ixzz1bvTFPxJH San Francisco Museum of Modern Art I have been a fan of Dieter Rams for a while now and … Continue reading →

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dwell on Design Exhibition LA June 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Sheila

Sometimes you walk around a show and find only a few booths of interest – for me it was the opposite here; almost every booth was truly of interest to me and only a very few were not. All of … Continue reading →

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A recommended film about modern design and photography – Visual Acoustics

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Sheila

“Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” is a fascinating look at both the work of photographer Julius Shulman and Julius Shulman the man, produced and directed by Eric Bricker. Design-focused people are all familiar with Mr. Shulman’s iconic photograph … Continue reading →

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