Author: Matt
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Inspiration – Eames at the Barbican
Detail of Ovid theatre – from Domus Magazine The powerhouse of design that was Charles and Ray Eames is currently undergoing a major show at the Barbican in London. Their work spanned many design disciplines but always with one focus – this was something a person used and got value from – so as a…
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Inspiration – Paul Klee at The Tate Modern
I love the Tate Modern. It’s handy for where I live and work, the annual membership is very reasonable and the members cafe at the top has great views with a decent cappuccino (though perhaps not enough power sockets for long work sessions). What I love most about having a Tate Membership is that I…
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Book Review – 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
I picked up ‘101 Things I Learned in Architecture School‘ at the Tate Modern the other day and it felt so good in my hand that it easily found it’s way to the cash register. To me that’s the mark of a good product, when you hold something and don’t want to let it go,…
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Book: Making Ideas Happen
Just read the excellent ‘Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality‘ by Scott Belsky, founder of the Behance network. You may know Behance from their excellent Action Method system and series of related notebooks, all of which – along with the book – are aimed towards helping people in creative industries be…