November 15, 2006

DT Namewatch #15: Pronounced Edition

Tord, which may, unfortunately, rhyme with word. Dutch designer taking over Target at the moment [toordboontje.com] Jaime Hayon "(pronounced 'Hi-me Hi-on')", Spanish designer discovered while searching for how to pronounce Tord [via guardian] Mare "(pronounced Mah-Ray which is Italian...
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Hothouse Kids: When Smart Kids Are Born To Dumb Parents

Let's be real about something: Einstein was a freak. Do you really want your kid to be spelling bee-winning, college-at-12-going, forgets-to-eat-for-3-days-zoning freak? No. So put down that DVD and that womb music enhancement system--which don't work anyway--and read Alissa Quart's...
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Ah, Jolly Good, Then. The Parenting Endgame Of UK Cradle-to-Grave Surveillance Comes Into View

Well, color me enlightened. And forgive my ignorance-fuelled disapproval from afar of the UK government's plan to create a massive database to track children, their behavio(u)r, and their caregivers from birth. If only you had explained at the outset, Lord...
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Abstract Riding Animals Available In Foam [Soon], Plywood [Not So Soon]

Last month the Belgian foam furniture maker [?] Feek threw some of its coming-soon Animools into the kids' holding room at Interieur06, a big design trade show. They're abstract animal shapes made out of laminated foam that's suitable and...
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