Blowing hot air
One of my favourite design features at the Barbican Arts Centre is in the loos: a row of round sinks, set into polished concrete, with taps activated by foot pedals. It’s elegant, low-tech, and fun to use. It got me thinking about bathroom design more generally — and how, every now and then, designers like…
100 years old
Today my grandfather, Peter Cartwright, would have been 100 years old. He was a research chemist, but I always saw him as a Renaissance man, showing talents for a wide range of pursuits- creative, scientific, crafts, adventuring and telling a good yarn. I have a lot to thank him for. But today this shines out.…
Element design
There are over 250 chemical elements. But at a fooling workshop* today, I was reminded of the creative power of just four: earth, water, fire and air. Each one conjures its own meanings and images. And like a metaphysical rock, paper, scissors, they exist in relation to each other. In design, we can use them…
Creativity training and teaching for engineers
