Cradle to Cradle
Love books that inspire me to think and re-think… Not sure of the exact reason(s), but I became a bit of an environmentalist in recent years. Ever since I watched “The Story of Stuff“, I have this little guilty feeling whenever I buy or throw away stuff. Slowly, I also became a bit of an […]
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Greening My Studio III
Spent much of my last week designing and assembling a miniature stone garden for my studio’s window shelf. Due to my lack of care, a lot of the bonsai plants given during class already looks like they’re dying with much of their leaves lost. Hopefully, with more tender care, they’ll be revived and bud out […]
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Shelf Doors
Added some coverings for my studio’s shelve. Like many of my DIY projects, it took much longer than I initially planned. But it’s worth the effort, I can now use it to display whatever images I can dream up. Nice furniture should be made to last, the ability to re-skin it to suit different contexts […]
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DIY Clock III
Design no. II kept failing because of the long minute handle, so I decided to re-design the DIY Clock in my home office (again). Replaced the handles with transparent strips cut from plastic folders, and tipped them with post-it bookmark strips for a hint of primary colors. It looks almost as though the blue and […]
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DIY Clock II
I kind of feel lost now that school is finished and summer vacation has officially started. The emptiness wasn’t as tranquil as I thought it would be. I seriously need to find a new goal. Watched a couple of documentaries related to design (i.e. Objectified & Helvetica), then spent much of the other time modifying […]
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Let’s Move On
There is this MINI showcase in the mall close by, I couldn’t resist to close in and take a peek at it (this is out of my character as I have a tendency to avoid crowds). After returning my leased car about a year ago, the vivid image of my hand gently holding the round-topped […]
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