Coming Soon: Design with the Other 90%: CITIES

Design with the Other 90%: CITIES opens this weekend in Portland.  The exhibit is actually divided between two locations, the Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Mercy Corps Action Center.  Here’s a snippet from MoCC’s site about what we can expect from this exhibit: …explores innovative approaches in urban planning, sustainable design, affordable housing, entrepreneurship,Continue reading “Coming Soon: Design with the Other 90%: CITIES”

Finding Inspiration in the Netherlands

Where do you find inspiration?  Do you always know it when you see it?  Do you always recognize it when you use it?  Many people I admire have a very distinct source of inspiration, like Art Deco era architecture or Victorian textile patterns.  I as yet cannot put my finger upon such a specific sourceContinue reading “Finding Inspiration in the Netherlands”