Kigumi House A Video by Akinori Abo www.youtube.com A sense reflected in the plansI'm reminded of their facesMaybe I should sharpen soonWhat's suitable for each unique conditionThe structure becomes more solid+3 More
Tool-being Take Heidegger's notion of "tool-being", built around the central distinction between tools that are "ready-to-hand" versus "present-at-hand". In the former state, technologies function as anticipated, do and stay where they're supposed to, and therefore sink below the level of conscious reflection. In the latter, the material world resists, obstructs, or frustrates action, and therefore calls attention to itself (precisely because we must now work to figure out and overcome barriers in our no-longer seamless world). Steven J. Jackson, Rethinking Repair To be truly simple tools