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When in Zurich

memibeltrame — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:43:54 +0000

Here are few places i like to go to in Zurich. The map below eventually will show all of them in one map. Each place has a separate link to Google Maps though. See below for general info like tipping (…)

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An Ode to Our Limits – and to 2 minute Noodles

memibeltrame — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:20:44 +0000

This afternoon a co-worker of mine tweeted the following: a camera phone is to photography what two minute noodles are to cooking @nicam Just in case this means that camera photography is necessarily bad because of its technical limitations: Here’s (…)

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The bizarre inaccuracies of User Centered Design Bashings

memibeltrame — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:20:12 +0000

Recently I started noticing blog posts that were dismissing Use Centered Design as futile waste of time, assuming that users were incapable to help bring forth innovation and would only lead to sameness. In this post I will look at (…)

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Amazing Braun classics at the newly opened Urban Bliss shop

memibeltrame — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:01:15 +0000

As of yesterday the great online shop for modern antiques from the 50ies and 60ies Urban Bliss has a real shop situated in Zurich, Switzerland. Apart from many great pieces of furniture they are currently displaying an array of radios (…)

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A Public Design-Classic

memibeltrame — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:59:29 +0000

Whenever you enter a public place like a hospital or school in Switzerland chances are you come across one of these minimalist classics of wardrobe design. They became very popular during the 70ies and are still available today. Preferably in (…)

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