By Mark | August 26, 2016
Earlier today, the website of a relatively new Ann Arbor brewery was taken down and replaced with the above message. And, since then, their Yelp reviews have gone into a tailspin. At last count, they had eight new one-star reviews, all calling for people to boycott the business on account of what one person called […]
My recent ‘axe vs. plunger’ discussion with artist Rebekah Modrak has made it to the popular website Design Observer thanks to an article by former New York Times Magazine columnist and author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, Rob Walker. And, as often happens in cases like […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged axes, Bauhaus typography, Best Made Co., Design Observer, détournement, kerning, plungers, product design, Re Made, Rob Walker, satire |
By Mark | December 4, 2013
Peter Buchanan-Smith is the founder of Best Made Co., a high-end New York-based design boutique specializing in the production of items like this $350 artisanal American felling axe. The model above is called “Challis” Here’s how Best Made describes it: “Dependable, versatile and with a rich and powerful history, the American Felling Axe is the […]
Posted in Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-consumerism, artisanal goods, axes, Best Made Co., consumerism, J. Peterman, parody, Peter Buchanan-Smith, plumbing, plungers, product design, Re Made, satire, toilet plungers |
By Mark | September 23, 2012
In conjunction with the Detroit Design Festival this last weekend, the Detroit chapter of the AIGA announced a poster competition. Here’s their call for submissions. …What is design? A universal language? A problem solving tool? Your obsession? This is your opportunity to show the Detroit design community what design means to you. All you have […]