TALISMANIC FURNITURE

DESIGNING FURNITURE THAT PROTECTS THE USER. As a designer, I’m frequently talking about the core power of markings. In fact, at Mark Anderson’s futurist, high tech conference—this year in ParkCity, Utah, I was doing just that—talking about the symbolism of the mark...

WEAVING IDEAS | THE SYMBOLISM OF THE NEST

THE HORNET’S NEST OF INSPIRATIONS When I was young, till now, I have a profound fascination with insects. Really, arthropoda—insecta, arachnida and crustacea. That’s insects, spiders and crab-like creatures. Those hard-shelled creatures of earth, air and water. I...

A Visit with Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges 1951, by Grete Stern in the public domain Sometimes, you meet with the most important people in your life’s learnings, in the most unexpected places. Discovering, and exploring, the mystical character of a man, a letter, a tower, a labyrinth, and an...