Love this house! Amazing design and decoration!

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/family-style/

Emily Pilloton from Project H design on Education and Design

Yesterday in class we spoke about our next assignment, a philanthropic entrepreneurial project, one project that will help one part of the world. We spoke about starting in a small area of the world because we cannot save the whole world but we can start by saving a part of the world and then hoping our ideas will spread and/or inspire people to do the same in their community. 

Today I watched a TED talk with Emily Pilloton the founder of Project H design. Project H has many philanthropic projects that are continuing to spread more and more. In this particular talk she is telling people about her project in Bertie County, North Caroline. A project that, in collaboration with the school system, is helping students embrace education more by using new ways of teaching and inspiring creativity and learning throughout the county. 

Here are some great points Emily Pilloton makes, 

"I really strongly believe in the power of the small story, it is so difficult to do hummanitarian work at a global scale, because when you zoom out that far you loose the ability to view people as humans."

"As designers we need to re-invent ourselves, we need to re-educate ourselves around the things that really matter, we need to work outside of our comfort zones more and we need to be better citizens in our own back yard."

Check out the video below. 

Fabulous!!!

I love puppies!!!

Sooo cute!!! Clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Must read article from Metropolis Magazine

Great article on really thinking about who you are designing for. Its not about being the most clever or creative its about knowing who you are trying to reach. A must read! You may agree or disagree but definitely worth reading. Article taken from Metropolis Magazine October 2010, written by Michael Beirut. 

Patriot Acts | Metropolis Magazine

Some pretty pictures :)

Shiitake mushrooms... make sure they are cooked well!

So I read this story in the New York Times magazine last week... very interesting. Apparently in some people if shiitake mushrooms are not cooked well they can cause a very violent rash that will last over a week! The article is written by Lisa Sanders, M.D.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20fob-diagnosis-t.html