10. Chair by Adam and Chippendale. British art and design is a major aspect of the V&A’s collections. It is mainly displayed in the British Galleries, a rich sequence of displays that covers the period 1500 to 1900. The galleries show Britain evolving from a small maritime nation to a major world power. This handsome chair belonged to Sir Lawrence Dundas, the son of a Scottish draper who made a fortune as an army contractor and became a baronet in 1762. Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York. Blog. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Design Thinking for Social Innovation (November 18, 2009) Designers have traditionally focused on enhancing the look and functionality of products.
Recently, they have begun using design techniques to tackle more complex problems, such as finding ways to provide low-cost healthcare throughout the world. Businesses were the first to embrace this new approach—called design thinking—and nonprofits are beginning to adopt it too. In an area outside Hyderabad, India, between the suburbs and the countryside, a young woman—we’ll call her Shanti—fetches water daily from the always-open local borehole that is about 300 feet from her home. She uses a 3-gallon plastic container that she can easily carry on her head. Shanti and her husband rely on the free water for their drinking and washing, and though they’ve heard that it’s not as safe as water from the Naandi Foundation-run community treatment plant, they still use it. Design Observer. The Ministry of Type.
David Drummond. Gamper Martino. Front » News. Living large. Fee fi fo… fun!
Now that the giant yellow naked man has grabbed your attention, let’s talk supersized interior accessories. My favourite book as a child was Alice in Wonderland (still is!). I love the surrealism and whimsy created by the bizarre proportions. Now as an adult, I understand the book is a coming of age story, but what a way to tell a story! To me, it will always be that fantastical book that transported my imagination to all kinds of places!