TechCrunch Slashdot (15) AiGameDev Seth's Blog Eyes Wiid Open Cork desk light, made from hand-turned agglomerated cork, aluminium, mild steel, nickel-plated brass fittings and high quality imported LED's WORDS: Remy Raitt | PHOTOS: Henrique Wilding Twenty-four-year-old Laurie Wiid van Heerden is creating design items that rival international offerings. Under his label Wiid Design, the young buck aims to create eco-efficient design with a global aesthetic. “I studied product design at Cape Tech but didn’t finish. From there he was employed by Bronze Age Art Foundry where he worked with some of his creative heroes including Trevyn McGowan, Cécile and Boyd, Graham Viney, William Kentridge and Wim Botha – whom he still assists. At the Foundry, Laurie developed an understanding for a range of materials, as evident in his body of work which makes use of porcelain, wood, cork, felt, paper pulp and metal. At the moment, cork is Laurie’s material of choice. This wouldn’t be Laurie’s first exhibition. Other articles that may interest you 0 Comments Add a comment
Techmeme Signal vs. Noise America’s Relationship With China’s Power Elite When the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped confinement and beatings to find temporary refuge in the United States Embassy in Beijing, he thrust a huge unanticipated problem into talks between American and Chinese officials. After things settled down a bit, a relieved American official was quoted as saying “the days of blowing up the relationship over a single guy are over” (“Behind Twists of Diplomacy in China Case,” front page, May 9). The comment reflects a serious misconception that has hampered United States-China policy for years. Chen Guangcheng, like other people who stand up to abuse in China, is not “a single guy.” Mr. Chen’s rights advocacy has earned him a considerable following in China, and last month his dramatic escape expanded that following many hundreds of times. And what exactly is “the relationship” that American officials value and this single guy threatens?
Sean Parker: Facebook Power Users Have Gone to Twitter or Google+ Spotify investor and former Facebook President Sean Parker had some harsh words for his favorite social network: Its problem isn't privacy, it's that some of its most active users are leaving for other services. "The threat to Facebook is that power users have gone to Twitter or Google+," Parker told the Web 2.0 Summit. They are leaving, he says, because Facebook isn't giving them enough ways to manage a glut of information. Parker also defended Spotify's decision to integrate the music service with Facebook, requiring users to sign up with a Facebook account. "It gives Spotify access to Facebook's roughly 800 million users," he said in an interview with Federated Media's John Battelle. Battelle continued on the Facebook line, asking Parker what he thinks of the argument that Facebook is perceived as being a "little creepy." SEE ALSO: Sean Parker Joins Twitter, With Apology to Mark Zuckerberg Unless they desperately need an advance, Parker believes, bands are better off on their own.
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