Thirty Five And Counting
Since my birthday fell on a Tuesday, that meant I was going to spend it in Model Making class which I was pretty stoked about. I love being in the shop and for some reason or another sanding has some zen like quality for me.
Looks a bit like this…
However, much to our surprise our instructor sprung a surprise field trip on us. We headed over to the Yerba Buena Gardens for a quick lecture and some sketching.
The weather was pretty fantastic for late Oct in SF.
He then encouraged us to head over to SF MOMA to see the Dieter Rams exhibit. Rams is a very famous and influential industrial designer, and certainly a fav of mine. I’d actually never been to the SF MOMA so this was quite a great coincidence.
While walking over we suddenly, we heard a loud growling engine noise and one of my classmates started shouting. See, when you go to school with a bunch of guys who want to design cars for a living, they tend to get excited about cars. But this was different.
A bus pulled away from the curb and revealed a brand new Lamborghini Aventador. What??
Incredible car! These pics really don’t do it justice at all. It looked like it was going to be on display in some capactity but they had just unloaded it off the transpo truck so we were able to stand right there. So lucky.
So we headed inside for the Rams exhibit which was really incredible. Keep in mind that the majority of these products were designed in the 70’s and 80’s yet they still really hold up both aesthetically and functionally. Technology might have changed, but these designs are timeless in their simplistic and functional nature. Much of Ram’s influences can be most recently recongized in pretty much every Apple product, among more than a few others.
Just remember, never turn your Klangfarbe all the way up.
It was pretty awesome to view and discuss his work with my classmates. Being with a group of like minded individuals really enhanced the experience. Thanks guys.
After a few hours of over analyzing everything in sight, it was time for some tea. Love the bamboo, it’s my new favorite material.
And then Cedric decided to get extra sneaky and showed up at the table with just about every desert related item available in the MOMA Coffee Lounge. And the impromptu birthday celebration began.
And as if my day couldn’t get any better, I headed over to Angie and Lj’s for some eats at our favorite sushi joint. Of course, Samson was leading the charge…
Such a great day!
And thanks again to everyone for all the birthday calls, texts, emails and FB posts. It was really great to hear from you all.