kids design trip – just back-pack!
V&A Back-Packs are Brill! We have just returned from a back-packing adventure at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. For a few hours we became time travellers exploring creativity and […]
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ice-skating shelters
Here’s a summer garden installation, perfect for a tepid July in England. These plywood structures in the photograph are Ice Skating shelters by Patkau Architects, 2012, Winnipeg, on show at […]
we is in dream country
Finally. A trip to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, set in the marvellous village of Great Missenden. For the curious, here’s a brief history of how the museum […]
glass act
This was a glassy year! Year 9 pupils (terza media), studied glass from all lands and cultures before creating their own Arte Nouveau (Liberty), inspired vessel deco. Own it! These […]
in spire d soap opera
#GetyourSpire in beautifully carved soap! These little beauties were hand-carved by year 7 pupils at Collegio Villoresi. We had a lot of good clean fun making gothic spires, gargoyles and […]
“operaio” 4.0 (aka “factory worker”)
Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution. How will we make things in the future?, Who will be on the assembly line?, What is a co-bot?, What is the IoT’s? Imagine […]
user, maker, designer – the new, true design museum
Users – makers – designers. We are all of these, in that order. A quick post on a recent trip to the new Design Museum in London. The building, interior […]
the chapel of barolo
By Sol Lewitt and David Tremlett – Brunate Vineyard, La Morra, 1999 Built in 1914 as a shelter for those who worked in the surrounding vineyards in case of storms […]
everything connects, eventually
Mosaics This year’s key Art project uncovered the wonderful world of Mosaics. The process was undertaken by one hundred first year pupils aged ten-eleven. After much observation, exploration, research, design […]
cork talk
Cork pinboards Here’s a classic school project revisited – cork pinboards, a place to put notes, messages, postcards, photos, tickets, and anything else you fancy. From emojis to pikachu, each second […]
