Goodbye Sori Yanagi!

Goodbye Sori Yanagi!

Goodbye Sori Yanagi!

Recently Sori Yanagi passed away. The Butterfly Stool designer. Here is an eulogy by Jasper Morrison:

Sori Yanagi, the Japanese designer famous for his Butterfly Stool made from two identical plywood mouldings, has died in Tokyo aged 96. His career spanned a period which saw the birth of post-war Japan’s industrialisation through to its relatively recent surrender to Korea and China as factory floors for the world’s electronic goods.

Yanagi was born in Tokyo in 1915 and grew up in the Japanese equivalent of an Arts and Crafts house

Read more at Domus.

Stooth by Tembolat Gugkaev

Stool + tooth = a three legged stool in the shape of a tooth by Tembolat Gugkaev.

Infinychair by Tembolat Gugkaev

Love the product take on the subject of infinity by Tembolat Gugkaev.

Tembolat Gugkaev is a Russian designer who was born in North Ossetia-Alania and has long worked as a jeweler. He currently lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Top 6 April 2012

1) An Aeron Chair Gets Built Every 17 Seconds: 459 Views.

2) Golden Egg Chair by Onur Mustak Cobanli – Happy Easter!: 451 Views.

Golden Egg Chair by Onur Mustak Cobanli

3) Luna Park Collection by Cristina Celestino & Matteo Bastoni – Milan 2012: 447 Views.

4), 5) and 6) Golden Sponge Chair by Peter Traag: 441 Views.

Golden Sponge Chair by Peter Traag

4), 5) and 6) Mutation Sofa by Maarten de Ceulaer – Milan 2012 : 441 Views.

Mutation Sofa by Maarten de Ceulaer

4), 5) and 6) Artsy Chair : 441 Views.

Artsy Chair

Top 6 April, 2012

On International Labor Day some stats again based on our FeedBurner stats of the last 30 days. Top 6 this time because there are 3 ex aequo on the 4th 5th and 6th place to report.

Total Number of visits increased a bit when compared with the Half March-Half April stats (shown between parenthesis): 43,182 (42,040) visits with a tiny bit more 103,572 (103,469) pageviews.

Less posts, as we are facing some issues with the server. I’m trying to sort that out behind the scenes. However the main reason is I personally was very busy with many guests in my small hotel Haagsche Suites.

Some outages this month and some recurring errors. I’ve noticed Cloudflare does work sometimes when the server is down. However it does not work consistently….Do I have to change policy again?

Hope to see you all back in May!

Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on May 1, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Tumblr President moves on

As a note to self in my tumblr saga:

John:I’ll start by saying it has been an absolute joy and privilege to be the President of Tumblr these past four yearsTo work alongside these special people, with our intense focus on product, positivity, fun and whimsy — from our small team came what is now a community of over 50…

Via David’s Log: Tempus fugit