Category Archives: Representing

This leather is made out of cacti

Hausblog Desserto "Leather" from Cacti

Desserto was designed to change the world of leather by being made from cacti and being partially biodegradable. Desserto is a highly sustainable plant based vegan-leather made from cactus, often distinguished by its great softness at touch while offering a great performance for a wide variety of applications and complying with the most rigorous quality […]

Send Files Securely—And For Free—with Firefox Send

Hausblog Firefox Send

Email is not a secure way to send files, particularly passwords. Thanks to the folks at Mozilla and Firefox, there’s an easy solution: FireFox Send lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. So you can keep what you share private and make sure your stuff doesn’t stay online forever. […]

Beauty, Truth, and Wisdom

Hausblog Michelangelo

Photo by Delia Giandeini on Unsplash Philanthropy and the renaissance, particularly under the direction of Lorenzo de’ Medici, was focused on the promotion of Beauty, Truth, and Wisdom. For the cost of one of today’s superyachts, Medici was able to fund much of the renaissance for 30 years. With more wealth in the world than […]

Dieter Rams: 10 Principles of Good Design

Dieter Rams' 10 Principles of Good Design from Film First on Vimeo. A scene from "Rams", Gary Hustwit's new documentary about legendary designer Dieter Rams, with original music by Brian Eno. Motion graphics by Trollback & Co. Watch the full film now on Vimeo On Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ramsfilm More info, trailer, or to pre-order the book/disc […]

Lego Pop-Up House Construction

If you’ve ever fantasized about living in a real-life Lego home, your dream could finally come true. French architecture firm Multipod Studio recently unveiled a prototype for the PopUp House, a customizable home made from stackable blocks. It can be designed, ordered, and built in about a month. Check out the design for the first […]