What Is Form?

Searching for interesting letterhead design work, I came across AMASSBLOG, and then these great words from a book on Martha Graham:

What is Form?
Form is the
Memory of Spiritual
Content. When
do Form and
Content Meet?
Form and Content
meet in Action

Funnily enough, "What is Form?" is the title of my forthcoming book of interviews with architects, designers, and theorists on the nature of form.

Looking into who was behind the blog, I discovered the amazing graphic studio DESIGN:MW run by JP and Allison Williams. They have a 20 year history fantastic work, and I'm sorry I was not aware of them until now.

Don't Worry, In Two Days Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday

Coop Himmel(b)lau, The Blazing Wing (1980)

Last night I attended Wolf Prix's lecture, "Don't Worry, In Two Days Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday." There was much to appreciate, but I was particularly drawn to his early work. I love this video of The Blazing Wing. The sound is glitchy, and in German, but you'll get the drift.

RIP Lou Reed

Lou Reed 'Heroin' | Olympia Theater May 25, 1974 Paris France

The Genius of Rick Rubin

I loved the Daily Beast profile of Rick Rubin. It covers his history as a producer and collaborations with acts like Black Sabbath and Kanye West, but it is most compelling for its insights into making something out of nothing.

Keith Sonnier at Mary Boone

Two days left to see Keith Sonnier at Mary Boone.

Townes Van Zandt

Bad Ass.

The Geometry of Pasta

Brilliant Concept. Excellent Design. I'm hungry.

Rambling Jack Elliot

Design is Dead

Philippe Starck on the death of design... via German weekly DIE ZEIT:

ZEIT: Monsieur Starck, you have designed everything, from toothbrush to spaceship. What do humans really need?

Philippe Starck: The ability to love. Love is the most wonderful invention of mankind. And then, one needs intelligence. Mankind, as opposed to animals, has managed to create a civilization based on intelligence. For this reason, no human can afford to not work on their intelligence. And humour, humour is important.

ZEIT: And you can't think of something material?

P.S.: We don't need anything material. It is more important to develop one's own ethic, and to stick to these rules. There is nothing else one would have to worry about.

ZEIT: You can't be serious. Isn't there so much else one needs in order to survive?

David Allan Coe, the Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy

If you are taking someone on a first date, I recommend David Allan Coe. Works every time.

James Brown Please Please Please

Wild!