“Noted ceramicist Edith Heath died at the end of 2005 in Tiburon, California, at age 94. Why should it matter to you, the devoted design creator and consumer?” — from […]
paradox: the necessity of willful poetic misinterpretation to the design profession The Professor wants industrial designers to read more poetry. He wants them to be inspired by words, not just things […]
“Why must design for a patient’s comfort be a sick joke?” When the Professor asked the above question in 2004, he did so as both a patient and as […]
This is a different kind of essay for The Professor; not only is it longer but it also delves into the personal history of one of his best friends. Like […]
Rex Ray passed away the 9th of February 2015, a scant two weeks ago. Rex was the same age as The Professor [who is still stunned and reeling] so news of […]
The Professor offers his most sincere apologies for the current ongoing delay in putting his thoughts into aggregate sharable form. The charms and challenges of the always-elusive written word, as alluring […]
There’s another part of the story concerning The Professor’s relationship with Nepaug Reservoir [see the earlier posts “The Young Professor Slept Outdoors Here: Nepaug Reservoir” of July 19, 2014 as […]
