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@thoughts2design I enjoyed that one too. Must be @JohnHeskett 's most quoted line. Glad you're enjoying the book! Thanks for sharing. about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to thoughts2design
@SebastianBergne Good point, but does encouraging self-design really diminish "the profession"?@TheAramGallery @ObjectThinking @NorthwardsDS about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to SebastianBergne
@TheAramGallery because it leads to people being embarrassed about ad-hoc creativity@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @NorthwardsDS about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to TheAramGallery
@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @thearamgallery @NorthwardsDS and and the "amateur" product / designer , to encourage "self-design". about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @thearamgallery @NorthwardsDS is to remove what I see as an unhelpful divide between the "professional" about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @thearamgallery @NorthwardsDS The benefit to promoting hacking and 3D printing... about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @thearamgallery @NorthwardsDS Too long for twitter maybe, so over 2 messages... about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
@justinmcguirk @_Beatrice @danino @thearamgallery @NorthwardsDS Been asleep (literally - US time). Hoping to be over for LDF so count me in! about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to justinmcguirk
@justinmcguirk on Home Made Europe - hacked objects made on impulse. Thoughts on the future of home hacks? see comments bit.ly/MYEKFW 1:53 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
Thanks @BriggsandCole ! In that first picture I seem to be grasping the subject of hacking by the short and curlies! Great working with you. 9:17 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
RT @BriggsandCole: Great talk on "Hacking Factories" by @ObjectThinking. Thanks to those who attended @The_Lighthouse bit.ly/L5ByUW 9:15 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
@LusciaSprott sorry we didn't film the Hacking Factories event it but I will try to write up a blog post about it at bit.ly/fkNZAv 9:01 AM May 29th via TweetDeck in reply to LusciaSprott
@cat_rossi thanks for coming 2 my talk. Hope unpacking hacking presents some inspiration. 5:38 AM May 27th via txt
@cat_rossi great you can come. Pint of heavy afters?! 2:45 PM May 24th via txt
@partywitmarty Sorry to miss you Martin. Going to show those Italians how to make things Rag and Bone style eh?! Good for you! Next time. 11:34 AM May 24th via TweetDeck in reply to partywitmarty
Open Design Shared Creativity, conference in Barcelona looks good @NorthwardsDS though something tells me you'll know! bit.ly/K3fjiP 3:18 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
Thanks to @The_Lighthouse for organizing. 3:38 PM May 18th via TweetDeck
Glaswegians.:this sassenach will be in town next Saturday talking about Hacking Factories with @BriggsandCole for more: bit.ly/JpPS8h 3:37 PM May 18th via TweetDeck
@BriggsandCole Looking forward to meeting you! Have been very impressed with your company. Great to see committed design entrepreneurs. 11:58 AM May 16th via TweetDeck in reply to BriggsandCole
American Design Classic of the Day #1 : The Trojan Sawhorse trojantools.com 7:41 PM May 3rd via TweetDeck

Name Tim Parsons
Location Chicago
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Bio designer, lecturer and author of Thinking:Objects - Contemporary Approaches to Product Design and http://objectthinking.wordpress.com/