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First Aired - 10/06/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis speaks to Rich Thrush, industrial and product designer. They speak about the mad (and maddening) world of consumption, chairs that are more "statements" than they are comfortable, how simple product design can improve every day life, graphic design, the MoMA gift shop, and the mind-bending powers of the "Powers of Ten" short film. Finally, Curtis closes with a tribute to his little sister. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve.
Photo 1: Dietrich Lubs Braun alarm clock, 2: Niels Diffrient's The Freedom Chair, 3: Heller Stacking Melamine Dinnerware by Vignelli
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B.D.H. Intro- The Mad World of Consumption (7:54)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, Tekserve, anything related to the Apple computer, devoted to sustainable life, www.tekserve.com, talking about the design of consumer products, industrial designers, Great Depression 2.0, Kaz Incorporated, Vics products, the mad world of consuming, huge wave of consumer goods coming out of the far east for the past 15 years, flood of goods after WWII, waves of breakthroughs, Target, an attempt to provide goods with good design, durable and beautiful, Dyson vacuums, Walmart people, access to disposable income, stretching up to Target, Rich Thrush,Knock It Off (10:42)
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Janice Joplin died forty years ago this week, Mercedes Benz, aspirational consumer attitude, industrial designers, product design, improving everyday life, the alternative is no design, no illusion of changing the world, one piece at a time, at a corporate level, a sense of democratization, Tata Motors, Jaguar, a super elite product, one does encounter a really good knockoff, a total ripoff of Dietrich Lubs Braun alarm clock, there are knockoff at all levels, Plagiaris knockoff museum, mock the design but lack the function, Gillette, high precision building, Proctor and Gamble, the world's largest company of that kind, parent company democratization,Levels of Resolution (22:30)
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Almost National Anthem, the cyclic spirit that this land is our land, a liberalizing democratic urge to have good design for everyone, good architecture for a low cost, so much of this look at me stuff, Massimo Vignelli, great graphic designer, Helvetica typeface, Heller diner wear, unbreakable, bringing good design to the masses, no zeal to promote anonymous products, products have become more complex, amazing mugs are still available, the MoMA giftshop, Aalto vase, The Memphis Group, a scalability of design thinking, 10/10/10, International Powers Of Ten Day, Eames' Powers of Ten, film, ourselves in the universe, as old as Methuselah, Charles Eames, Curtis meets Charles Eames, I'll answer all your questions in the speech, Eames' IBM movies, structural engineering, Norwalk Community College, structural calculations, high exponential values, Avogadro's number, the numerology of things, levels of resolution, a well-made consumer object, the high precision available in production these days, Toby Cumberbatch, Cooper Union, making structures out of garbage, a site to build this year's Garbage House, discarded water bottles, very beautifully crafted, temporary housing out of trash, no shortage of trash, the era of Vignelli, a little bit of delight in your everyday life, something you need can be beautiful, thinking more about usability, usability can be beautiful, beauty for beauty's sake, Motorola, Hasbro, look is secondary to function, function first, the commonality between architecture and product design, the subtle brilliance of Curtis's N.A.D. stereo amplifier, square green ON button, the power and the volume, the hierarchy of function, results-based design, watching the consumer use the product, designing medical apparatuses, hit the KILL button, designing for parents of sick children, a thermometer that calls the doctor,St. James Infirmary (8:18)
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what it's like to struggle with a product, Tekserve, Rich Thrush, Industrial Designer, positively 4th street, enfranchising your own organization first, transparency of communication, brand-name designers, handing it down from high on the mountain, Philippe Starck, The Ghost Chair, looks wonderful at the Hudson Hotel, Niels Diffrient freedom chair, perfectly ergonomic, architect's discount, what's the trade price?, trading products for products, Constance Anne Cash, 9 year battle against cancer, happy to have another day, how do we make life better, a good mother and a good friend, Hamlet's soliloquy, To die, to sleep, no more,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/14/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Main Course Katie spoke to Radhika Subramaniam, a professor at The New School and the Director/Chief Curator of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons. Joining them was Nevil Cohen, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at The New School. Together the gang spoke about how to improve our food systems on a small and large scale, and the challenges presented by abandoning the industrial food system en masse. Finally Jason Scott and friends of The Taco Truck in Hoboken and Jersey City NJ come by to explain how they source their food from small vendors, and how they went from truck to restaurant (instead of the other way around!). This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owned since 1919.
Photography: Martin Seck
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The Main Course Introduction (11:15)
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Heritage Radio Network, The Main Course, Katy Keiffer, Cabot Cheese, http://www.cabotcheese.coop/, The New School, Radhika Subramaniam, Nevin Cohen, Living Concrete: Carrot City, exhibit opened on October 1st, www.newschool.edu/sjdc, connecting design to food, Added Value Farms, Ian Marvey, Brooklyn Grange, Eagle Street Rooftop Farms, urban design, planning classes, what does it mean for a designer to work together with someone else,Nevin Cohen & Radhika Subramaniam: Living Concrete / Carrot City (25:41)
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Radhika Subramaniam, Nevin Cohen, rethinking food systems, creating vibrant civic communities, Five Borough Farms, first urban argiculture plan for NYC, service design, food hubs, profound awareness of environmental issues, core ingredients are subsidized from the government, low income residents can't afford to pay more for food, making sustainable food the most sensible choice, cost effective, false choice between affordability and quality food,Alternative Food Movement: Affordability & Quality Food (24:45)
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processing facilities for livestock in the region, selling to lower cost, rethinking the infrastructure for a sustainable food system, persuading students to think in global terms, recycling and composting, sanitation department, food ways composting system in NY, in the 80's people said NY would never recycle, people thought it was crazy, how can you make people invest in this?,Patrick Martins Calls In (8:09)
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grassroots movements, Patrick and friends just did all of the turkeys!, if Patrick Martins can do this so can the big companies, all it takes is a small team and a big commitment, school lunches are a big problem but corporate cafeterias are a more winnable battle, we need to promote animals living outside, we can't keep them in boxes, turkeys should be allowed to roost,Jason Scott of The Taco Truck (12:20)
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Jason Scott, The Taco Truck, Hoboken, NJ, carnitas tacos, sourced from Neiman ranch, the truck will come off the road in January and February, it's very difficult to get a permit in the city, there are a lot of food trucks in Jersey City now, the street vendor project, helping vendors when they get tickets, what neighborhood needs tacos?, The Taco Truck is looking for tips,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/27/2009 08:00PM
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This week on Burning Down The House, Curtis B. Wayne talks about internet journalism & design trends with a panel of guests including Michael Cannell, Manuel Saez & Jamie Waugh.
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The Current Design Climate; Blogs and Sharing Information (14:50)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Architecture, Michael Cannell, Fast Company, Jamie Waugh, chair designer, Geiger International, Herman Miller, Eames chair, flood of design blogs, non-cause driven architecture, Dwell Magazine, self-expression through the internet, thedesignvote.com, International Contemporary Furniture Sale, blogs, blogger, illicit strong reactions, Manuel Saez,Designing for the International Market: Does Good Design Raise the Happiness in People? (30:20)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Architecture, design journalism, efficient machines, public relations change perceptions, talking from an ivory tower, design is related to context, aesthetically pleasing does not mean successful, manipulating design in context, design tastes are not always universal, colloquial design, universal design, iPod, poof, paired down practical world, design trends seem to repeat, post-war design comeback, retro, modern classics with balance, Denzel Washington's face, news stands in NYC, art-and-therapy.com, safe home, improved public spaces, happy home makes a happy life, recliners, aggressively modern, object design, received understandings of context, neurology and planned designed, psychology of consumption, Feng Shui, color is part of function, plain sight understanding, Shelter magazine, Philippe Starck, ghost chair, don't eat on souvenirs, the intention of design, Milan Furniture Fair, shock value, shocking is a commodity, Marcel Wanders, floral patterns and motif, disposable products, Chinese stadium the Nest, consumerism, Michael Cannell, Fast Company, Jamie Waugh, Fibonacci series, symmetry and rhythm, Manuel Saez,A New Ethos in the World and New Trends (15:50)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Architecture, Michael Cannell, Fast Company, Jamie Waugh, Cooper Hewitt, designing for the few, design in service to infrastructure, feathering ones nest, macro versus micro solutions, Buckminster Fuller, current designers are conversationalists, reclaimed wood, currency in the sentimental, self-expression through customization, pendulums in fashion, design goes as far as intention, product of design is profit, solutions, Michael Graves, Target, chain stores forget about the consumer, have versus want or need, design should be clear, instantaneous understanding, second age of greed, scavenged lifestyles, instant authenticity, wool over the eyes, green marketing, bamboo, authentic design, etsy.com, design by individuals, design follows food, design equivalent of the farmer's market, Manuel Saez,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
