Monthly Archive for February, 2009

Greatest ever design

The Honda Cub is not just the greatest bike. I think it’s the greatest design ever. People in many countries around the world could transport for the first time. It’s the most made vehicle ever – 60 million, and the design is same for 50 years. You can’t break it. Even you push it off a building.

Honda Cub

Nagasaki Ceramics

New style ceramics design by traditional ceramic firm: Hasami, in Nagasaki. They are trying top produce new shapes but without forgetting the craftsmanship spirit.
Hakusan Ceramics
波佐見焼き。伝統を受け継ぎながらも新しい形をデザインしている。色、形、どれをとってもともキレイ。(PingMag)

Yale Lock

You never have problems with the Yale pin-tumbler cylinder lock.
Yale Lock

Unlike the electronic locks that tend to not work or the numerous attempts in redesigning keys, the traditional Yale key still stands as the best, unless you go mislaying it somewhere.
(viza za zamani ni nzuri kuliko viza za sukuizi) Kifuli na kifunguo cha zamani ni bora kuliko cha sukuizi. kizuri kina jiuza na kibaya kina jitembeza.
一発ではなかなかひらけにくいカードとちがって、あるいはあたらしくデザインの鍵を考え直そうとしているデザイナたち。それでも今使っている昔ながらの鍵が一番いい。

The Canon A-1 Camera

A cool article about Canon A-1. My all time favourite camera
One of those classical designs where you find yourself saying “I’ve had this for fifteen years and its never let me down.”
Canon A-1
15年以上たっても、一度も壊れたことがない。そういうデザインがクラシックのデザインのひとつ。
ni hiyo rasimu ya zamani ile una sema kwa munyewe ” nime kuwa nayo kwa myaka kumi na tano, na hi jawai ku haribika”


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