Inside Job
Handmade
Gourmet
Popcorn
Where every kernel’s a work of art!
“Sometimes I think that all anyone needs in life is lots of popcorn and a few Lovelies.” – Sam Savage
Iridescence
Gentle glowing
Shimmering luster
Thin layer interference
Inherent in abstraction is the ability to generalize from specific instances to broader concepts.
“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Coiled Form
Powerful flow
Materiality constraints
Potential transformation
Tools can be used to shape the world around us, to bring life to barren land, and to quench the thirst of the human spirit.
“The will to power is the will to create one’s own values. It is the will to become what one is not yet.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Multidimensional Legibility
New light
Human world
Meets the eye
Reflections are not merely copies of the original, but rather, they are new and unique creations.
“The world is full of reflections, and these reflections are often more beautiful than the things themselves.” – Archimedes
Suction Tubes
Capsule pipeline
Object transportation
Pneumatic system
It was once envisaged that networks of massive tubes might be used to transport people.
“This system was large enough to handle small parcels, and on one occasion a cat was even sent from one post office to another along the tubes.” – Tom Standage
Sitting Pretty
National Ice
Cream Day
Proclamation
It takes 12 pounds of milk to produce just 1 gallon of ice cream.
“Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos.” – Don Kardong
Nickles
Low-value
Denomination
Transaction
America’s first nickel coins actually had a face value of three cents.
“Gamblers love coins so much, game manufacturers replicate the sound of coins dropping into the payout tray, even when no coins are involved!” – Scott Roeben
Glassy Confines
Visual meditation
Passive observer
Silent witness
The mannequin’s reflected world is a constant interplay of light and shadow, form and void.
“The soul does not become intellectual except by coming into contact with things through the senses.” – Thomas Aquinas
Illuminative Display
Color balance
Flux per
Unit area
Complex radiation within a confined space.
“There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.” – James Thurber
Reflective Lids
Tone touch
Tuning stability
Long life
Between equally good functional products the user will choose the more beautiful.
“There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.” – Sigrid