tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92010270562737830422024-02-02T12:00:05.845-08:00DESIGN OR BE DESIGNEDmicheal schnitman designer/inventor/musicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180333311836003927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201027056273783042.post-50321653820091378602009-04-27T02:35:00.000-07:002009-04-28T21:14:32.397-07:00Zip Phones<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkbsqPwOwBjmG9Z9GT3q86I-Gf9w5pxp1AkBd6Wb61yl_shN8w-lwV8cbuYLTs1vWZC7AyO9-9dfrGSWJDt0Z4JMlc08AW4SiTWCxh_63xyOpAD4BKwOjHnUUyS_SynZreNhWKOWKeJQ/s1600-h/Starred+Photos.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkbsqPwOwBjmG9Z9GT3q86I-Gf9w5pxp1AkBd6Wb61yl_shN8w-lwV8cbuYLTs1vWZC7AyO9-9dfrGSWJDt0Z4JMlc08AW4SiTWCxh_63xyOpAD4BKwOjHnUUyS_SynZreNhWKOWKeJQ/s320/Starred+Photos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329307647103712338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcrxWfccFn_0amlJST9T6mvjxQQYsSC4Blqi1Ke4xFzEv5Qo1dil_4WD4xQXxA2w4LAPk20Pg8D4Qh5_nei_MTT8kmPD12eGWOmRIy5bABYd350pOrgkGpk1FRqe5blxiqsYBzOodzYo/s1600-h/zip+poster+new2%3D.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcrxWfccFn_0amlJST9T6mvjxQQYsSC4Blqi1Ke4xFzEv5Qo1dil_4WD4xQXxA2w4LAPk20Pg8D4Qh5_nei_MTT8kmPD12eGWOmRIy5bABYd350pOrgkGpk1FRqe5blxiqsYBzOodzYo/s320/zip+poster+new2%3D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329305254637026722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This my Zip Phones project from 2 years ago that I'm also selling (and have a patent pending on it). Believe it or not , but I just got emailed that someone has just made the same thing: <a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/22/zip-up-tangles/">http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/22/zip-up-tangles/</a><br /><br/><br />Makes you think about floating you ideas in the air or keeping your ideas closer. I hope it will not be mass produced before my project does ;)micheal schnitman designer/inventor/musicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180333311836003927noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201027056273783042.post-69004258799046317542009-04-26T03:59:00.000-07:002009-07-11T01:40:04.817-07:00Project ROX<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT72iwuiMTH9D1bGhyphenhyphenpMV_D3dNO600uw8rMiYoRQO16HeBmRkUY5nq3kqo-eS2-87JNFEAPxF_ik3dQ42wvjmofi-ie_etqPU_2TRmp4AfzPZX-71v7g3Cr-rQLJKxeEgjwqffWDYbN8/s1600-h/hands+pebble.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT72iwuiMTH9D1bGhyphenhyphenpMV_D3dNO600uw8rMiYoRQO16HeBmRkUY5nq3kqo-eS2-87JNFEAPxF_ik3dQ42wvjmofi-ie_etqPU_2TRmp4AfzPZX-71v7g3Cr-rQLJKxeEgjwqffWDYbN8/s320/hands+pebble.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329273246355266226" /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Click to enlarge)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is my latest project which is named ROX. I was invited by the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://www.triennale.it/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Triennale Design Museum</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in Milan to join the </span></span><a href="http://www.triennale.it/index.php?lang=_eng&id=1&tbl=0&idq=872"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Jukebox Project</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a project about </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">public music interaction</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. The result is a midi musical instrument that uses distance sensors and lights to allow multiple people create music together. ROX is inspired by how a rock is shapen by water flow: Humen flowing in the streets interact with ROX and make it change light and sound.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ROX was presented on the </span></span><a href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Fiera Milan iSALONI</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> design week at the T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">riennale Design Museum and then on a bus </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">that toured Italy during the show. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Check out my video (turn your speakers on):</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwZguZnYrHi0iLKMNNWibyCuxVmQUYx9o3oRCG2IEE1mepmQiLSAp3yyQvUVdTt2ISSKncnIKVgxehYV7HK5A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></span></div></div>micheal schnitman designer/inventor/musicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180333311836003927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201027056273783042.post-13397443425011019792009-04-26T03:57:00.001-07:002009-04-28T20:39:18.531-07:00Hey, I'm Michael Schnitman : )<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSjF-h9AxBbiP4In_AzT5GlVaqq4x90EB_znyapyP_-tnvG8Q3_THOapV5qMQAW2Rb6S7jRqQkpugFxm8p_iSgN0yBQF2SGuq7XPk8IvrS9BZJL1kX30c0uJ1n2GsUcPv5_bljyO8kq4/s1600-h/my+card.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSjF-h9AxBbiP4In_AzT5GlVaqq4x90EB_znyapyP_-tnvG8Q3_THOapV5qMQAW2Rb6S7jRqQkpugFxm8p_iSgN0yBQF2SGuq7XPk8IvrS9BZJL1kX30c0uJ1n2GsUcPv5_bljyO8kq4/s320/my+card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328957342098503538" /></a></div><div>Hi, this is my new blog, and in "Design or be designed" is my moto.</div><div><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" border="0" class="gl_photo" /></div>micheal schnitman designer/inventor/musicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180333311836003927noreply@blogger.com2