Hierarchy of needs
“Utterrubbish! a collection of UseLess ideas”
Utterubish
http://www.utterubbish.com/exhibition.html
http://inhabitat.com/concrete-cloth-flexible-material-makes-durable-disaster-shelters/
sam murrat - [re]design
useless materials “above and below” exhibition
Dutch Design / Graphic & Editorial Design
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a book on dutch design in Japanese. marvelous.
Also a beautiful book by Takeo Papers. Definitely made a contribution to my thesis project 2009-2010.
This is why I love companies in Japan—a paper company putting on exhibitions and making memorabilia that contributes to the society greatly.
Got my hands on “Redesign” by Takeo Paper Publications. I just wish my Japanese skills were good enough to understand all the heavy text!
RE-DESIGN: Daily Products of the 21st Century
Daily products such as toilet paper, import/export stamps and cockroach traps are all magically transformed in the hands of an artist. Real life “designs” emerge from disparity in perception. This book is based on the “RE-DESIGN Exhibition” held to commemorate Takeo’s 100 years in the paper business. Includes English text.
(from their site)
currently reading:
“Homo Ludens” - Johan Huizinga
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When my thesis advisor Norman Klein mentioned this book towards the end of my thesis, I wished I had come across this book earlier. Well, I have time now and it’s such an interesting book even 5 pages into it.
