Fantastisk låt av Gino Washington. Coverbandet The Detroit Cobras version är inte dålig den heller.
Andra pressen av Best Coast’s fantastiska första sjua med hitten “Sun Was High (So Was I)” och den knäckande bra covern på Lesley Gore — Thats The Way Boys Are. Det är sällan en cover är så överlägset mycket bättre än originalet. Lesley är väl annars mest känd för sin gamla 60-tals dänga It’s My Party.
Tycker Way Out West har bokat ett fantastiskt bra program så här långt, men lite mindre band i stil med Best Coast vore på sin plats också. Just sayin’
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Heavily influenced by the German Bauhaus and Ulm School of Art, Dieter Rams pioneered a design spirit which embraced modernity and placed function above all, resulting in products that were free of decoration, simple in function and its purpose self-evident. Through his more than 40 years of work at Braun, Dieter Rams designed anything from hair dryers, cigarette lighters, loudspeakers, radios and radio-phonographs to clocks and watches. Each item holds a special place in the history of industrial design and has established Dieter Rams as one of the most influential designers of the late 20th century. With the logically-placed and spatial definition of their controls, simple forms and philosophy of functionalism, Braun products remain influential to product designers today.
Less and More elucidates the design philosophy of Dieter Rams. The book contains images of hundreds of Rams’s products as well as his sketches and models – from Braun stereo systems and electric shavers to the chairs and shelving systems that he created for Vitsoe and sold by sdr+. In addition to the rich visual presentation of his designs, the book contains new texts by international design experts that explain how the work was created, describe its timeless quality, and put it into current context. In this way, the work of Dieter Rams is given a contemporary reevaluation that is especially useful in light of the rediscovery of functionalism and rationalism in today’s design. Less and More shows us the possibilities that design opens for both the manufacturer and the consumer as a means of making our lives better through attractive, functional solutions that also save resources.
Less and More is edited by Professor Klaus Klemp and Keiko Ueki-Polet. One of the world’s leading experts in the field of product design, Klemp has been acquainted with Dieter Rams for many years and is an authority on his work. Ueki-Polet is one of Japan’s most renowned design curators. She is well acquainted with design developments in both Asia and the Western world and works at the Suntory Museum in Osaka.
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, Editors: Klaus Klemp, Keiko Ueki-Polet, German/English, 19 × 23 cm, 808 pages, full color, PVC cover, in slipcase
ISBN: 978-3-89955-277-5
Väkommen till vår boklansering och utställning på Studio Hugo Opdal, på Flø, utanför Ålesund. Söndag, 7 Mars 13.00. Duane King från BBDK och ThinkingForALiving har skrivit förordet till boken.
Hunger is a word that defines Bleed well. In their 10 years of existence, much has changed in the design world. The studio’s spirit, however, is a constant. They are restless, intuitive, and contemplative. They defiantly question convention and the very definition of graphic design. And although they are always thinking—more importantly, they are always doing. Their output is astonishing both in quantity and quality.
Organic and fluid, Bleed is perfectly suited for mutable times. Their culture and environment encourage a strong relationship with nature. This seems to somehow inform their dynamic range and give them an unparalleled flexibility. While many designers appear to feel weighed down by tradition, they never do. With eyes firmly set on the horizon, they continue to blur design, art, and technology to create a visual language that is distinctly Bleed.
Duane King
thinkingforaliving.org
The description on millergoodman’s website states this product is “for children 3 yrs and upwards.” I think I’m stretching the definition of “upwards” a bit but that won’t stop me from buying a set of these brilliant blocks for myself. ShapeMaker is a set of 25 colorful, geometric design, hand printed, beautifully crafted, environmentally friendly hardwood blocks made of rubber wood – a replenishable wood. The shapes printed on the blocks allow you to create anything from animals to modular typography.
(Via ThinkingForALiving)
Gjorde en beställning på de här. Fantastiskt fina.
Officially gubbe!
Yves Writing Desk
Skulle vilja byta ut mitt skrivbord mot detta, Yves Writing Desk från Pinch. Problemet är att det kostar över 20000 kr. Borde finnas liknande på second hand och som kostar en 1/10.
Norges motsvarighet till Håkan Hellström med orkester är John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen från betongförorten Loddefjord i Bergen. Precis som Håkan när han var ny så är det ganska ojämnt och oslipat. Men det har också sina toppar och Valiumsvalsen är enligt mig den bästa låten från det hyllade albumet For Sant Til Å Være Godt som kom ut i fjol.
Har ofta svårt att ta till mig musik som sjungs på norska (medans norrmännen oftast slukar allt på svenska), så lite konstigt att jag fastnade för ett band som sjunger på bred Bergen-dialekt.
Tack Aubrey!
Måste verkligen få sett Eraserhead snart.
Pixies gör ju också en fin version av den här låten, som dom brukar spela som ett slags intro till Where Is My Mind?