Three TED Talks for the Office

A short while ago, the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference opened its doors mading all its talks available to the public. Below are three talks highlighting the design of furniture as well as architecture. Enjoy!

The Design Genius of Charles and Ray Eames.

The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process.

Cameron Sinclair on Open Source architecture

Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design.

Niels Diffrient Rethinks The Way We Sit Down

Design legend Niels Diffrient talks about his life in industrial design (and the reason he became a designer instead of a jet pilot). He details his quest to completely rethink the office chair starting from one fundamental data set: the human body.

Videos and summaries found at the TED website, feel free to browse their wide variety of quality talks.

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