Kush turned 2 this month on our visit to Mito, Japan. It was fun to show him around some of our favorite places.
Being Design Kompany, of course this had to include cultural excursions like a world-famous Japanese garden and some awesome modern architecture.
Above is a pic we took at a very old “manor,” […]
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Written by August 28th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsColin Farrell meets Ondine: A sea woman and a beautiful Neil Jordan movie
Written by August 24th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsSometimes you just luck out with plane films. Back from Japan this evening, and still thinking about Ondine.
Ondine, was lovely altogether. It helped that it was set in Ireland, directed by Neil Jordan, and starred Colin Farrell as a just-back-to-being-sober fisherman. I hadn’t seen him since he played a hitman In Bruges.
Jordan also directed […]
5 storefronts: branding inspiration from Mito, Japan
Written by August 11th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, News at DK, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsYesterday at Mito’s Keisei department store.
Japan’s many tiny shops with small storefronts compete for the attention of a multitude of passerby at all hours. That’s why they make for a great study of the art of storefront design.
Branding done well never stops at just a logo, or a business card. You know someone is thinking […]
Knowing what you have in common is more important than thinking about how you’re different, when it comes to building strong teams.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We hear this all the time. But when it comes to collaboration professionally, do we really buy it? Here’s what I learned this morning at a talk on the subject of how to build successful teams at the Durham Chamber of Commerce.
In Search of Meaning (25): Chanel as muse
Written by July 23rd, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel
A man who can no longer love his wife. A woman who refuses to be owned. Last night I saw the very deliberate, very quiet and loud together film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009).
Ode to the parents of friends
Written by July 11th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.1 Comment
Older people are smart, experienced, and totally underrated by Generations X and Y. DK had a fantastic conversation Sunday night with some good folks who like good stories. [Painting by Yukiyoshi Omaki]
The secret formula for more time
Written by July 9th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Is it just me, or do people out there feel like they don’t have any time?
I’m talking about time to do the things that make you happy. You know what these things are. Just think back to the last time you had a completely agenda-less day. What did you do?
Can a skateboard animation be twee? YES, and this is it.
Written by July 7th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.
This from the creator, Tilles Singer:
A ton of digital photos, a ton of real life magazines, an hour of recording music.
Unfortunately I cannot provide an exact list of photographers beeing responsible for the photography in the fist place. I found some of the photography on the web, in […]
