Highlights of the Year 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, I thought I would take the opportunity to share some of the highlights from my travels and experiences over the past year. It has been another year of wonder-full experiences and inspirations for which I am extremely and eternally grateful. Above: the new Malcolm James Kutner studio in Soho […]
Danish Design Delights: Oliver Gustav
This year’s Design Leadership Summit was held in Copenhagen, where there is no shortage of design inspiration and aesthetic appreciation. We toured many famous and fabulous spots in the city, but I happened into one place where time seemed to stand still, where the sacred and the ordinary seemed to confuse and confound each other, […]
Inspiration Images
While designing my new website and this blog, a recurring question has been: what are those slideshow images? All those trees and water and close-ups of architectural details? The decision to use images of elements from nature and architecture rather than images of finished work is a deliberate one. I wanted to showcase some of […]
A Design Pilgrimage to Fortuny di Venezia
As I prepare to attend the 2011 Design Leadership Summit in Copenhagen later this month, I am reflecting on the 2010 Summit in Venice last April. There she is. La Serenissima. Venezia. Venice. For me, one of the main highlights of the Summit was the involvement of Fortuny, not only as sponsors, but also as […]
Aviation Obsession
Does design ground us, or does it transport us? Ultimately, I like it best when it does both. Airline and aircraft design – a design discipline that has always held my steadfast fascination – is as good an illustration of this idea as any. But I am admittedly biased. I developed an early fascination with […]