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...THE PRESENTATION AT FUTURE IN REVIEW | THE CONFERENCE: FIRE2018
THE DESIGN VOCABULARY: VISUALIZATION, MESSAGING AND THE PATTERNING OF IDEAS, MARKS AND MEANING. I had a chance to present, at the behest of the esteemed Mark Anderson a string of ideas at the Strategic News Service presentation of FiRe at the Stein Ericksen Lodge in...
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COWBOY UP | BRAND STRATEGY AND DESIGN FOR COWBOYS
WRANGLER®, BADLANDERS AND COWBOY SPIRIT. DESIGNING BRANDS AROUND AMERICAN COWBOY ETHOS. I noted the Wrangler event in Vegas [now running] and it reminded me of my journeys into farm-work, bull riders and cowboy culture — here and abroad. We have deep history in the...ZEN BRANDS | THE CALLIGRAPHY OF NOTHINGNESS: THE MU KOAN.
DRAFTING ABSTRACTION — THE MYSTERY OF PRESENTING NOTHING AND ABSENCE OF PRESENCE. In our brand work, we’re always looking at how to “be there,” how to “present,” how to offer solutions that are about context, place-making, certainty of premise, a real promise and...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...