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The notebook of notebooks

  • Posted by Gian
  • October 31, 2008

I love stationary in all its forms, specially portable stuff, and I have recently got a notebook that could be renamed “the notebook of notebooks”.  It is produced by Powershovel, which I have learned to love through their great toy cameras like the Blackbird, fly, Ikimono and Golden Half (all under the Superheadz brand), but [...]

Philippe Starck on design (at TED)

  • Posted by Gian
  • December 10, 2007

He feels useless… but he has some interesting stuff to say. He’s fun, fascinating and inspiring at the same time.
Talking about mutants, poetry, genius and… well yes, design.
“nobody is obliged to be a genius, but everyone is obliged to participate”.
“God is a trap. God is the answer when… we don’t know the answer”.
Just 18 minutes [...]