Articles on Textile Design
Thoughts, case studies, book reviews, debates and tips on Textile Design, written by prominent authors and carefully edited by FOROALFA.
- Author:
- Fernando Del Vecchio
- Title:
- Some ideas are too big
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- We all have ideas. Some have great ideas. What is the difference between an idea and a big idea?
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- Author:
- Fernando Del Vecchio
- Title:
- Innovation on Design Is Not Inside Design
- Synopsis:
- Nowadays, is common to listen in almost every conversation “innovation” term. Everything must be “innovative”. However, innovation is not the same for everyone.
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- Author:
- Fernando Del Vecchio
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- And where are the opportunities?
- Synopsis:
- Somebody has a problem and somebody has the answer to that problem, but... ¿How can we do to meet this couple?
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- Author:
- José Antonio Giménez
- Title:
- Recipe book to get over the crisis with design
- Synopsis:
- Professionals from 14 countries give their opinions and reflections about the profession and its relation with businesses and society.
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- Author:
- Pau De Riba
- Title:
- Invisible Design
- Synopsis:
- After the “premium” stage where design acts as quality mark, good design should become a “commodity”, a component of the welfare society we take for granted.
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- Author:
- David Gallo
- Title:
- Planned Obsolescence
- Synopsis:
- Design should no longer respond to market interests anymore, but to the human needs that as a global community we have created as time goes by.
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- Author:
- Marco Rinaldi
- Title:
- Management vs. Leadership
- Synopsis:
- We don't need to manage the present but we should lead the future.
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- Author:
- Cecilia Salinas
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- Paul Ricoeur and creative search
- Synopsis:
- The origin of the creative act from a philosopher's perspective.
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- Author:
- André Ricard
- Title:
- Craftsmanship and design
- Synopsis:
- Craftsmanship can not be limited to reproduce past tools and essentials. There is a minor market of handmade products that design should attend to.
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- Author:
- André Ricard
- Title:
- The capacity of visualizing
- Synopsis:
- The essential of designing resides on the ability to imagine how things will work before they materialize.
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