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Today WMMNA features an interview with Alison Lewis, former student of the Parsons School of Design. You'll read all about that on WMMNA. I'd like o have a closer look at Switch. Somehow this gives me a perspective to get my girlfriend understand me a bit more, but certainly just a bit more. Interesting about Switch is it's focus on electronics and design from a female view point of view. Featuring a future growing DIY section this site is already interesting for male geeks as well (in case the girls in the videocasts didn't do yet). Anecdote from the 'Live at CES' episode at 4:27 a faire agent responds to the question "what get's you excited about technology?":

"Technology usually was very male oriented but we try to make technology as simple as possible so they are very easy to use - so female consumers would really love them."

This one's not necessarily from the bleeding edge of gender studies discourse but very interesting though to see how the project gets easily confronted with issues they're trying to disprove within one of their first reports. On the other hand I like the way Switch communicates. It doesn't look techy, it doesn't look androgyn. It looks female all the way.
Hey ladies, team up with the processing and arduino guys! In case you'll offer exclusive pink arduinos and a reskinned wiring/ processing software (pink of course) - I'll be one of your first customers! Nah, seriously!!!

Check out the DIY voice recorder the CES epsiode and the current feature of My Beating Heart.

Whoever get's in contact to finnish design history sooner or later will stumble over marimekko. Founded in 1951 this company is quite important to finnish design and culture. I can point these patterns anywhere and in 8 of 10 cases I'll spot a finn. I personally like these patterns of Maija Isola. Not because I'd like to sport grandmas skirt with the ultra hot Unikko pattern, but because of the character of her designs and their qualities. Some will evoke memories of your childhood, some patterns will remind you of the covers of early russian electro LPs others will perfectly fit into your arty loft office. In case you'll have the chance to see the textiles go and have a look. I suppose they're still handmade silkscreenprints and having a closer look at it you'll get an idea of the various techniques Isola had to use and the long and expensive production she had to run through back then. And a slight feeling remains in contemporary fashion looking at Ivana, Petra Hankaniemi or Kristina Lenss as Antje puts it already out.

Edit: By the way check this blog in case your looking for something patterned - obiously not the shit but maybe helpfull.

If H&M want to rip off somebody they should propably rip off the work of Samantha Pleed?
;)

Finns with clothes on to see on site here. Nach der Seite bekommt man schnell den Eindruck dass die Kleinen hier schon sehr früh ganz autark ihre Sachen aus dem Schrank nehmen dürfen.
Abgleich mit der Strasse: Alles halb so wild!
Aber notwendig, widerlegt sie doch die H&M-Monotonie.

Edit: Neee, datt is ja Kati!