USB C is serving up a mixed bag of terror and delight, Chris is preparing to bring his niello knowledge to the UK, and smartglasses don’t look smart on Jon.
– Peter Behrens
(also attributed to Mies van der Rohe)
“Less is a bore.”
– Robert Venturi
“Less, but better.”
– Dieter Rams
- Thonet Chair No. 214 Last episode Jon mentioned that the chairs in Dieter Rams’ kitchen looked like Thonet No. 14 chairs, turns out they’re actually descendants of the No. 14
- Humanscale Freedom Chair The task chair Jon uses
- Herman Miller Aeron Chair Chris’ task chair of choice
- DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal The gimbal Chris uses to shoot video
- GoPro
- Moshi USB C Charging Cable Moshi’s USB C charging cable with charging indicator
- Blackmagic eGPU
- Polymagnets A fun look at polymagnets with Destin of Smarter Every Day
- Nikola Tesla
- Cortex #72 – Adulting Complete CGP Grey relays his eGPU USB C cable woes
— - The Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress Chris has been invited to present on niello at the Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress in the UK
- Eddie Bell
- Santa Fe Symposium
- Niello for the Modern Jeweler Chris’ 2018 paper on niello
- The Fuller Brooch An early piece of niello work from the collection of the British Museum
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum Collection Jon’s earliest recollection of niello was at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum, back when it was housed in the Guildhall in the City of London, where the collection had been since 1874, the collection is now housed in The Science Museum, where Chris caught it with Rich last summer
- Struthers’ Watchmaking in Pictures A photo essay published in the Guardian
- Just How Endangered Is Watchmaking? The New York Times investigates the safeguarding of watchmaking know-how, with insights from Stephen Forsey, Dr. Rebecca Struthers, et al
- James Watt The Struthers presently house their workshop in a building once owned James Watt
- The Perfectionists
- Deakin & Francis Makers of fine cufflinks, who work in the same building as the Struthers
- Yard-O-Led Makers of fine silver writing instruments, similar to what Chris creates, who also share a building with the Struthers
- Focals Smart looking smart glasses, by Canadian startup, North
- MYO Gesture Control Armband
- Intel Vault The smartglass technology that Focals are based on
- Bullet Time A behind the scenes look at how the “Bullet Time” effect was achieved in the film, The Matrix, using a series of cameras capturing footage from different angles
- Nokia 7650 A very early camera phone that was predominantly screen when closed
- iPhone Introduction In terms of product-market fit, Focals today feel a little like the Nokia 7650 compared to the original iPhone, which was released 6 years later
- Google Glass