Eau D’Italie | The Scent of Blood
Exploring scent with Hoteliers and Perfumers Sebastián Alvarez Murena and Marina Sersale. Foto by Dawn Clark, AIA Imagine the idea of creating a scent that captures the spirit of your hotel. Or of your life. Your hotel: decades old - lying, heated in the brilliant...
The Ancient Spa | Saturn, Myth, Dark to Light
Exploring brand and myth in spa positioning: Terme Di Saturnia. Where does the myth begin? Who becomes the legend -- most? Where is the brand heart genuine? Brand, mystery -- I'm wondering about mythic dimensions in brand. And when there's a cross between the concept...
Italia | Disegno Intelligente
A Firenze, ci è una bellezza speciale nel disegno dei segni per i negozi. Ci sono gli alfabeti speciali, quello è squisito e perfino forse un piccolo sconosciuto. Ma gradico quello. È una bella cosa. E continu aare cercare più. Ma conoscete gi quello. Sto cercando...
Firenze | What Site, Sighted?
What site, sighted? What sighting, sited? What citing, site -- in sight? There's always a sense between place, and presence and story. But the real challenge is -- who's listening? And if there's a story, then how is it told? Being here in Firenze, what I wonder about...
Brian Eno | Ambience, Sound & Scent
Studying the world of Brian Eno: scent, strategy, music and environment in experience design and contemplation. Image Copyright, Apple Computer, Inc., © 2008, all rights reserved. "Humans are capable of a unique trick: creating realities by first imagining them, by...
A Beautiful D I S A S T E R | NYC!
Exploring chaos and spectacle, designed events and disaster, celebration and siege. 7.4.08: Or at least, that's what it felt like, late last night, down on the waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, with thousands of others, running, milling, surging. But with courteously neat...
The Sound of Buildings | David Byrne (& Färgfabriken)
My first exposure to David Byrne was in college, in the 70s. How I relate to him is his ineffable curiosity. Frankly, since the 80s, I've probably only picked up a couple of his CDs, since that time. But it's the infectious exploration that's captivating. And Brian...
Patterning in Architectural Space
Examining space, patterning, experience, design, memory and placemaking. I've been exploring the idea of pattern in space. But more about space, and surprise, and story -- in place. And I continue that exploration. You know that. What about this? Space -- and the...
Quick shot | brand, image, context & story
Exploring the branding of hyper-caffeinated power drinks; what image is presented -- what story found? Montages by R.Bird In the last 15 years, I've had plenty of experience exploring drinking in Asia. From Tokyo to Seoul, from Bangkok to Jakarta, I've seen the...
Aloha Rag | NY+Honolulu
Reflections on retail design and the minimalist intent: brand and reflectivity in experience design, community and place. Since I've worked in the space of retail design for about 30 years, I've been long exploring the idea of design that relates to space. © 2008 |...