Kyle Meyer is a San Francisco based product designer. Formerly at Facebook and Big Cartel.
Prada Omotesando building by Herzog and De Meuron Tower by Jun Mitsui My favorite home product company, many of their products are designed by Naoto Fukasawa Omotesando Koffee, a one man espresso bar hidden in a residential area It was installed in the first floor of an eighty year old traditional house set to be demolished The only seating in a small front garden
“In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art. This kind of art is not theoretical or illustrative of theories; it is intuitive, it is involved with all types of…
“ What is deceptive, especially in the West, is our assumption that repetitive and mindless jobs are dehumanizing. On the other hand, the jobs that require us to use the abilities that are uniquely human, we assume to be humanizing. This is not necessarily true. The determining factor is not so much the nature of our jobs, but for whom they serve. ‘Burnout’ is a result of consuming yourself for…
““I always hated that word—marketing—and I hate it now. Because for me, and this may sound simplistic, the key to marketing is to make something people want. When they want it, they buy it. When they buy it, you have sales. So the product has to speak. The product is what markets things.”” - Interview with Tom Ford .