Design

Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On

On a recent trip to London, I picked up one of these posters at the gift shop in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The strong graphic and message appealed to me. Rob Walker of the The New York Times published an article today on the origins of the poster which I found interesting so I thought […]

Zumthor's Brother Klaus Chapel... or how I ended up on a farm in Germany

Zumthor’s Brother Klaus Chapel… or how I ended up on a farm in Germany

One of my favorite experiences on my recent trip was discovering the Bruder Klaus Kapelle by Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor, recent winner of the Pritzker Prize, one of the highest honors for an architect. Since 1979, Zumthor has run a small practice in a remote village in the Swiss mountains and takes on very few […]

Peeps! Peeps! Peeps!

Peeps! Peeps! Peeps!

Have you ever noticed that multiples of almost anything makes for good design? Look at any of those Target ads where toilet paper and cleaning products multiply and form patterns conveying the idea that you go to Target for hip design (oh and cleaning products too). Repetition elevates the mundane into something more.  Take the Peep. […]