Kenya Hara

Kenya Hara is a famous Japanese designer who I very admired. He can thoroughly feel the changes from the surrounding environment, and then let these intangible information change into a image or a product which people can understand or see. I think this kind of ability is not owned by the general designer. He thinks that whether it is designing…

Environmental Psychology for Design

It is also a book which I borrowed from the library recently. I want to design some small or personal work space  for a large work area, due to this reason, I searched a lot of information about environmental psychology and then to learn how the environment influent design. This book’s intent is to bridge the gap between theory…

Soundproofing Materials

There are many kinds of indoor sound insulation materials. Usually we can choose suitable materials according to their different needs. Each material has its own advantages and disadvantages, so we should understand these different advantages and disadvantages and then choose different soundproof material. 1.Sound insulation felt This is a good indoor sound insulation material in the current market. Main…

Space Design | Explore Google’s Global Office’s 15 Best Designs

The design of the office is essential to promote innovation and cooperation. Google has long been aware of this. Let’s take a look at Google’s stunning office design!   Local characteristics Google did not simply copy the appearance of its California office in other cities. Instead, they apply the local material, style and personality to…

Yuue Studio-Emotional design

Yuue design is a young product design studio was founded by two Chinese people in Berlin, Germany, is an active in the international arena of the cutting-edge design team. Yuue design for domestic and foreign brands to provide lighting, furniture, all kinds of daily necessities and innovative electronic design services. At the same time the studio…

Airbnb Have New Offices in London, Sao Paulo and Singapore

Airbnb are known for their amazing workspaces. In London the office has a “village green” space which can be re-worked for different events. These pictures were took from Singapore. I searched some information about social space. Sometimes people need some space to do their own jobs, but they have to stay in the social space, such…

Autism

As a serious disease in the child’s stage, autism is in danger of many children and families.  But so far, for the treatment of autistic children, we have not found the cause of the disease, there is no radical cure therapy. What we can do for autistic children is early intervention, training and correction. For autistic children,…

After 10 things

Last week, our group students have a small group meeting with Jackie, we shared the 10 things which relevant to our design practice. After that tutorial, I realized that I just showed parters what I interested, but I did not say why I was interested in these 10 things. Now I will explain why I think…

10 things

On the 27th week, we were asked to bring 1o things relevant to our practice. Here are some interesting tings I found. Sweeper & Dustpan The key innovation is the use of the dustpan’s handle as a funnel. The project is a reflection on a dull object of everyday use. An object we often use…