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The Eye with Ken Sakata

A weekly practice for keeping a good eye sharp, from a designer in Tokyo.

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Japanese craftsmanship and my Australian frustration

what eight months and 65 meetings taught me about making beautiful work

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on being a designer + a character on the internet (and keeping your marbles)

A care label is not a measure of quality

Customer psychology, information asymmetry and weird games.

are we being SCAMMED by 'craftsmanship'?

emotional stories, objects and their relationship to reality

How to design something 'FUTURISTIC'

And why we don't. 'Space Age' fashion, culture, technology and politics

Should you design for ART or COMMERCE?

Designing for yourself, designing for others and keeping your soul.

Is fashion a visual medium?

I thought clothes were the product of the fashion industry