Always Be Knolling - Tom Sachs

"To some, an art form. To others, common sense. To the messy outsider, pointless de-jumbling. As a savvy designer or design enthusiast, you're most certainly familiar with the principles and outcomes of knolling, even if you had no idea it deserved its own word. As the story goes, knolling got verbed by the fastidious janitor at Frank Gehry's furniture shop, who would make sure all tools and materials were 90-degreed at the end of the day, mirroring rigid angles and clean lines of Knoll furniture they produced. It was picked up by the artist Tom Sachs while he worked there. Sachs institutionalized the principle in his own work and defined in his virally adored "10 Bullets"  

http://youtu.be/s-CTkbHnpNQ

 

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Netflix

My Netflix Recommendations: 1. Classic Cerebral Suspenseful Movies

2. Witty Comedies from the 1960's

3. Romantic Dramas Based on Classic Literature

4. Critically Acclaimed Showbiz Documentaries

5. "More like the Eames"

6. "More like Frasier"

 

Oh boy.

Some fantastic ads I've stumbled upon...

If you like Risky Business, socks, and smooth wooden floors this is for you: Tabio Slide Show Continuing with the Japanese, if you like wood I highly recommend this [helpful hint, stick it out until the end]: Docomo

For my cat friends, you deserve this: Skittles Touch The Rainbow

For my other, more reasonable friends, who enjoy markers and highlighters as much as I do: Edding Highlighter and Edding Wall of Fame

This is for all of you who are into narcotics (specifically pill taking) and music (double whammy): The Human Jukebox

 

Enjoy!

DESIGN QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

Year 2011, (frankly its the end of January) I now share with you a monthly ritual of (trumpets, please!): DESIGN QUOTE OF THE MONTH

For the month of January, brought to you with limited interruptions by Cute Squirrels, I present you this quote:

A camel is a horse designed by a committee. — Sir Alec Issigonis

Sir Alec Issigonis