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Where to Find the Good Stuff: The Outer Fringe

Thursday, October 7, 2010

You throw away the outside when you peel an orange. It’s what’s inside that counts. When you meet a stranger you judge them on their character. It’s what’s inside that counts. “Guns don’t kill people, bullets do”. It’s what’s inside that hurts. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. […]

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The Potential in the Void

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Kenya Hara, the art director of Muji, spoke about their philosophy of “emptiness”. The concept of “emptiness” is a philosophy that is prevalent in designs throughout Japan. He gave a similar lecture at Google headquarters that you can watch here. In a recent blog post on Core77, I commented on a misconception of the futon’s […]

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