Musings
Ownership
We are a community of design practice but tool ownership reveals a lot about human nature.
Designing for the Office
The designers involved in the Tools for Everyday Life project have been mulling over the design of offices and the products found in them. We have been working on new products that might just make some office work more pleasureable. … Continue reading
The Tea Break
There is a danger in reporting on aspects of a shared project (or in this case a shared break in practical activity) that the tales told are only of interest to those there at the time. So running the risk … Continue reading
Pre and Post Sketch
During the development of the products for the ‘A tool for everyday life’, project there have been discussions amongst the designers about all manner of design issues, ranging from frustration with the brief through to skills, processes, timescales, costs, … Continue reading
Working with skilled partners
Working alongside people with craft skills honed by years of practice, be they machinists, upholsterers, platers or cabinet makers, requires of the designer a sensitivity to the particularities of how these trades work. For as much as the products that … Continue reading