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Fantastic and experimental work by Lien Tong for the RISD Apparel department final critique. Great texture achieved by hand waxing heavy gauge cotton supported with steel wires, and machine knit mohair.

Designed by Siegfried Odermatt this book features a spread on every member of the VSG (association of Swiss graphic artists). It features many of the great names in Swiss modernist design: Müller-Broockmann, Fridolin Müller, Nelly Rudin, Max Schmid, Siegfried Odermatt, Hans Neuburg, Richard Paul Lohse. 

These base jumpers defy common sense and bend gravity with their wing suits. Simply amazing. 

These people defy common sense and bend gravity. Truly incredible. 

Fantastic prints by Simon Page for International Year of Astronomy.

Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design, by director Gary Hustwit, who also directed Helvetica. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

Breathtaking video shot by Jon Rawlinson with the new canon 5D MRKII at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan.

Google has made every issue of LIFE magazine from the mid thirties to early seventies, available online, contents and ads included.

A Better World by Design brings a global community of innovators to Providence, Rhode Island, to reach across disciplines and unite under a common goal. Presenters share engaging stories, workshops teach creative skills, and discussions reframe perspectives. A Better World by Design is an immersive experience that deepens our understanding of the power of design, technology, and enterprise to reshape our communities and sustain our environment.

This weekend, Brown and RISD, October 2 – 4!

Superexpresso is Michele Angelo. Born in Italy, Michele studied painting, then visual and industrial design.