Author Archives: kenblaue

Customized Sneakers

Customized Sneakers

Shoe fetish has been around for a long time, since well before the 1970’s. But in the past three or four years the bespoke approach to sneakers has taken off…

The freaky USB, yes it’s Mimobot

Vimobot - USB platform toy
Mimoco is on the attack with light saber in hand. Yes, oh yes they have whipped up a Star Wars series of their lovable USB memory sticks. They come in a variety of sizes…

Rockin’ the platform design - Rock chic with a guitar

Rock Chic Fender Guitars
Finally and rocknroll exhibition with some really interesting takes on the basic Fender Stratocaster…

1000 Journals = inspiration

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1000 Journals is an ongoing art project started back in 2000 by the artist know as ‘Someguy’…

Ready for ReadyMech? It’s free!

Readymech
We would like to make a warm welcome to the second batch of ReadyMech. Another in a now long line of platform toys, which let me say is the impetuous of my/our advocacy toward platform design…

10 Commandments of Platform Design

10 Commandments of Platform Design
I found a beautiful refection on the process of collaboration, it’s many meanings and it’s many pitfalls. While the article is frames by collaborative poetry it’s very relevant for any creative collaboration…

Sketchel Bags

Sketchel bags
Sketchel is a bag as a work of art (or design) and a work of art as a bag. Each bags graphic shell are unique while all the bags are identical…

PD potential in automobiles

Autoblox

The car represent the the largest and most universal object of desire in our society today. Even after a 100 years they’re still on top, well beyond PC’s, mobile phones, fashion handbags and watches. This puts them at the top of the list for potential in platform design…

Ode to a Threadless

Threadless
If I think of one thing that has moved or better yet proven the benevolence of platform design it’s hands down Threadless…

William McDonough on what design should be

William McDonough
I’m very happy to present here an inspiring lecture by William McDonough about design as tool to bring humanity and nature back into balance. He makes a very convincing argument…