#design

Peter VanderPoel

Better Late than On Time

In Support of Procrastination In professional baseball, when a batter would come to the plate and obliterate the back chalk line of the...

Peter VanderPoel/ Viollet-le-Duc

Form Follows Function

I recently had a cup of coffee using a cup that provided some discomfort to what is often the most soothing event of the day. Referring...

Peter VanderPoel

Pattern Patter

Humans seem to have a predilection for pattern. I suspect it's contributed to the survival of the species. Recognizing patterns allows us...

Lao-Tzu/ Peter VanderPoel

Nothing

Thirty spokes share one hub. Adapt the nothing therein to the purpose in hand, and you will have the use of the cart. Knead clay in order...

Peter VanderPoel

Wyeth Smackdown

A few years back, I visited the Wyeth Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. The Wyeths are a tremendously talented family with a museum devoted to 3...

Peter VanderPoel

A Very Short Story

Yes, it's a cat video; that's not why I'm sharing it. Read below before watching. Telling a story is a way to share meaning. How the...

Peter VanderPoel

It's Just a Game

I've noticed a subtle shift in some of the board games that have made their way into our house. But what seems subtle while we're...

Peter VanderPoel

The Lavender Button

My computer was completely black. The only exception was a small, lavender button. It was a "disk eject" on the face of a PC that I had...

Peter VanderPoel

I Can Paddle, Canoe?

Years ago I visited the Adirondacks and met Caleb Davis. He conducted a class on making a wooden canoe paddle. I hadn't signed up for the...