Origami
What did you do for Valentine’s Day? If you didn’t have a card for your loved one or if you didn’t receive one, maybe you can make up for it with some origami. I think there is a real art to paper folding. These videos prove that what may appear to be simple, is in fact quiet complicated and mathematically oriented as well. The science of origami with Dr. Robert Lang. Interview by Jacqueline London. Learn what airbags and origami have in common. Here’s some incredible paper art by Robert Sweeney as found on Shauna Lee Lang’s Art Advisory blog: Finally, this is an a cool trailer for the movie,…
Unexpected and Personal Design
“Unexpected” and “personal” ideas are leading the design trend for 2009, particularly in this down economy. Here’s the story on the What’s new at Home blog. If the ideas are to personalize the space, create something unexpected and to keep it simple, then casart™ definitely fits the bill, as written up here recently on The Design Style Guide Blog. Here’s one of our photos below. That’s our lime colorwash casart™ on the wall. Be sure to visit our new video on YouTube showing its installation. Please vote for us! We have just entered the StartUp Nation, Leading Moms in Business Competition. The top 200 ranked businesses will get marketing exposure…
Credit
I just had to write about this odd set of circumstances. A relatively unknown poster artist gets overnight acclaim during the presidential campaign. His posters of the now President are seen everywhere. He’s making money. He gets his own and first solo gallery opening. He then gets arrested for tagging while on the way to the Boston exhibit. Oh, by the way, he’s also being accused of by the Associated Press of Copyright infringement. Wow! What an strange turn of events. All I can say is why blow it and just not give credit in the first place? All artists get ideas and use references from many different sources. If…
