USB C is serving up a mixed bag of terror and delight, Chris is preparing to bring his niello knowledge to the UK, and smartglasses don’t look smart on Jon.
– Peter Behrens
(also attributed to Mies van der Rohe)
– Dieter Rams
Thonet Chair No. 214 Last episode Jon mentioned that the chairs in Dieter Rams’ kitchen looked like Thonet No. 14 chairs, turns out they’re actually descendants of the No. 14Humanscale Freedom Chair The task chair Jon usesHerman Miller Aeron Chair Chris’ task chair of choiceDJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal The gimbal Chris uses to shoot videoGoProMoshi USB C Charging Cable Moshi’s USB C charging cable with charging indicatorBlackmagic eGPUPolymagnets A fun look at polymagnets with Destin of Smarter Every DayNikola TeslaCortex #72 – Adulting Complete CGP Grey relays his eGPU USB C cable woes
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The Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress Chris has been invited to present on niello at the Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress in the UKEddie BellSanta Fe SymposiumNiello for the Modern Jeweler Chris’ 2018 paper on nielloThe Fuller Brooch An early piece of niello work from the collection of the British MuseumWorshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum Collection Jon’s earliest recollection of niello was at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum, back when it was housed in the Guildhall in the City of London, where the collection had been since 1874, the collection is now housed in The Science Museum, where Chris caught it with Rich last summerStruthers’ Watchmaking in Pictures A photo essay published in the GuardianJust How Endangered Is Watchmaking? The New York Times investigates the safeguarding of watchmaking know-how, with insights from Stephen Forsey, Dr. Rebecca Struthers, et alJames Watt The Struthers presently house their workshop in a building once owned James WattThe PerfectionistsDeakin & Francis Makers of fine cufflinks, who work in the same building as the StruthersYard-O-Led Makers of fine silver writing instruments, similar to what Chris creates, who also share a building with the StruthersFocals Smart looking smart glasses, by Canadian startup, NorthMYO Gesture Control ArmbandIntel Vault The smartglass technology that Focals are based onBullet Time A behind the scenes look at how the “Bullet Time” effect was achieved in the film, The Matrix, using a series of cameras capturing footage from different anglesNokia 7650 A very early camera phone that was predominantly screen when closediPhone Introduction In terms of product-market fit, Focals today feel a little like the Nokia 7650 compared to the original iPhone, which was released 6 years laterGoogle Glass
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