by Jamie Wolf | Aug 30, 2010 | Design
You know. The walking dead. People have been talking about this “zombie economy” and referring to “zombie banks” and looking at “zombie industries” like Detroit or education or the health care system and wondering how to bring them back to life. What exactly does this...
by Jamie Wolf | Jul 26, 2010 | Design
Literally. Like in a thermos. Like what it takes to have any hope of having a cool drink on a hot day at the beach. Let me explain. It’s been a hot July. Day after day in the high 80’s and 90’s with only the briefest relief. Most folks respond by turning on the AC....
by Jamie Wolf | Mar 26, 2010 | Discovery
We measure others, and ourselves, by the values we see practiced in our work, with our families, and within our communities. And in our homes. Honesty, respect, trust, generosity. These are virtues we teach our children and hope for in our relationships with others....
by Jamie Wolf | Mar 5, 2010 | Craft, Performance
My career started in the 70’s as a house painter. A painter touches the surfaces of each project three times: Prep. Prime. Paint. Over dozens of projects I saw and touched every finished part of a house, inside and out. As a result I got to know the parts and how...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 23, 2010 | Design
That’s the complaint. We stand at the refrigerator and stare at the contents. We rummage through the boxes and cans and bottles and jars in the pantry. We open drawers of spices and grains and close them again. There is all this food. But there’s nothing...
