by Carlyn Yandle | Mar 8, 2013 | Aesthetics, Fashion, Garment, Industrial Design, Innovation, Production, Vancouver
I’m not a sports person. Elementary-school Sports Day was an annual hell. But the bike-decorating portion, now that was my kind of competition. Even today I get choked up when I catch a glimpse of that one artsy kid in a community event proudly parading a...
by Carlyn Yandle | Feb 1, 2013 | Art, Assemblage, Creative Process, Design, Eastside Culture Crawl, Fabricating, Found Objects, Handwork, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Maker, Process, Project
My mother might remember this: as a kid, I once declared that I could handle a stint in jail, because I would spend the time dressing up the place by making decorations out of any old bits and pieces. Not a huge leap, as making something out of nothing was already my...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 23, 2012 | Design, Eastside Culture Crawl, Handwork, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Maker, Process, Sculpture, Use Object
A friend of mine was a little obsessed with cleaning her carpeting in the condo she brought brand new several years ago. She seemed to be at constant war with her wall-to-wall. I always assumed it was her strong design aesthetic that drove her to splurge on a...
by Carlyn Yandle | Sep 28, 2012 | Art, Design, Found Objects, Industrial Design, Innovation, Production, Surrealism, Use Object
I love that emotional collision that happens when faced with a great artwork.It’s that attraction-repulsion thing that sort of mutes the rest of the world for a moment while the ol’ brain tries to make sense of what the heart knows: this is really...
by Carlyn Yandle | May 30, 2012 | Additive, Beauty, Design, Fiber, Fibre, Handwork, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Nature, Process, Production, Project, Quilt
Woven corners are a sign of a fine cedar-shingle job. It’s probably more Little House on the Prairie than the slightly unsettling modern survivalist culture that has me generally pre-occupied with designs for off-the-grid living, untethered to hydro heating and...
by Carlyn Yandle | Apr 21, 2011 | Craft, Design, Industrial Design, Innovation, Performance Art
I fail to see much of a distinction between art and design. There is a lot of design in a painting, while a design item like a chair or a hooked rug can be a nonfunctional piece of art. The distinction has been about ‘use.’ That pretty much precludes any...
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