Creative Synthesis Blog

Talking about Creativity as Combination, The thoughts and works of the Creative Synthesis Collaborative.

Feed Subscriptions

RSS FeedRSS Things
RSS Comments

Present This Blog

A Friendly Note

To support us, Make a Donation - we rely on private donations for our operating costs, things like paying salaries and stipends, office space, and even post-its.

Rolling Links

Things by Category

Things by Month

This thing was constructed on December 3, 2007, and it was categorized as conviviality, customization, fabrication, futurecraft, hyperexperience, marketing, open objects, product design, soft/glowing.
• You can follow comments through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback.

netnanny1.jpg

netGranny is a revolutionary service where consumers directly commission grandmothers in switzerland to custom-knit socks for them. it has the spirit of transparency of programs like dole’s organic labels, with the mass customization you would expect from local experts, all the while supporting elderly people to make an independent income. this is something i’d like to see expanded to other crafts and countries where it could make an even bigger difference.

netnanny2.jpg

This thing was constructed by .
Leo is a artist, inventor and all around practical person in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. He has a background in sculpture, architecture and industrial design as well as an MS from the Media Lab spent working on the kitchen of the future. He is on a search for truth.

• You can follow comments through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*