robert moses killed noguchi’s vision for nyc.
everyone knows noguchi for paper lamps. no one knows he spent a decade reimagining childhood in the city.
“noguchi’s new york” is on until 9/13! it’s custom animation of the nyc we lost :
ppl who say sf is dead actually just don’t get out …
at creative tech summer camp (aka fidget camp) I met:
- industrial steel sculptors
- roboticist designers
- fashion technologists
- gadget maker artists
- ppl who run hardware and maker labs!
best nyc tech events this week (8/3) worth your time:
mon 8/3:
- @MistralAI catfe coworking
tue 8/4:
- brand futures with @NotionHQ@tryramp
thu 8/6:
- re-newlab happy hour @Newlab (heart of nyc robotics/hardware innovation)
sat 8/8:
- maum market (asian-owned art fair!)
- @UseCorgi so you wanna get physical (physical intelligence night!)
sun 8/9:
- OUR art exhibition: optimist futures of human x tech @OlliPayne
turns out the cure for adulthood is just. summer camp. but for adults!
(first half of sf fidget camp: making torches, fabric dye, motors, receipt printer murals)
best nyc tech events (7/27) this week worth your time:
tue 7/28:
- beyond the feed: post-creator economy w/ @airHQ and @toda (ex-director of social marketing @Meta)
- nyc media run club w/ inpress (one of my fave nyc social x news startups)
wed 7/29:
- consumer conversations: founder night @UseCorgi
fri 7/31:
- zerospace x datlab immersive art showcase (one of the coolest up and coming new media labs)
from devrel showing nyc tech is alive and kicking!
ai writing, especially in blogs and content, feels disrespectful to the reader's time
like you can't even bother to spend the time to write, but you want me to spend 5 mins to read and digest your info?