Binge watching the whole course from Buenos Aires. Already knew quite a bit about these subjects but I'm learning a lot more. Matt makes it entertaining to learn.
i've been bingeing your lectures since I found them a few days ago, I think you have no idea how fantastic your production is, I find your material super valueble, thanks so much for sharing this, just to let you know, I watch every minute and to be honest I wouldn't mind if they were 3hours long!
I, too, am bingeing on his lectures, and agree with you, he must not understand how good he is! So knowledgeable, articulate, inclusive, and with a touch of humor and humility - excellent speaker, learning a lot (and enjoying every minute).
Two years later……..I’ve just discovered these lectures, and am totally binge watching them!! I can’t even move on to the next in sequence, without first watching his little bloopers.😆 Mr. Bird, you freaking ROCK for sharing these with the rest of us!!!
I’ve done some steam bending and also thin strip laminating in my wood working business. You mentioned steam bending laminating which you said is usually one or the other but not done together. I actually had to do some steam bending of strips because they were too hard to cold bend and glue. I steamed several strips and then clamped them into my form to cool and set. Then after cooling I applied glue between the layers and then re clamped them to create the final form. It was a replacement of one side of a 60’s cantilever chair that a client wanted to save because it was a sentimental object and too valuable to just discard. FYI - enjoying your lecturers, getting some great historical insight on design. I went through art school 40 years ago but always loved furniture design so this is great. If interested I could send you a picture of the process I did on that repair.
In ChCh, New Zealand where I grew up there's a museum with pieces that went to the 1852 Expo. I was fascinated by a stove chimney in the shape of a suit of Armour, European culture in NZ doesn't go back to the middle ages so its like a design statement saying "we may be a tiny place at the bottom of the world, but we have heritage and history too"
Yes, THANK YOU!!!!! Battersea was one of the proposed relocation spots and it just sticks in my head because, for reasons I CANNOT explain, I loved a book called "Blackhearts of Battersea" when I was a child and just can't get it out of my head no matter what I try..... Glad you are enjoying these and being forgiving of the many (many) unscripted errors!!!!
Matthew, you should put product placement adds or something in the outtakes, my kids won’t let me turn you off until they have seen all the way to the end for the out takes. At this point, I can’t tell the difference between your lectures and a marvel movie 😊 please tell us you are sponsored by a shoe company ❤
There was Also... the 1909 Baker Electric. (See Jay Leno's channel) It was marketed towards Rich young Ladies who's Daddies could afford them. I believe He said there were LOTSSS of the in NYC! That they were a Big hit there!
The "keyboard is designed to be inefficient" idea is a myth. It's very common for R or D to follow E, and they are right next to E. G and H are commonly used together... and are right next to each other. Uncommon letters Q and Z are hidden on the left in the corners. If the keyboard was designed as the myth described, then it was a failure. Rather, it seems clear that the design aimed to group letters that were used together, but in a time before the field of linguistics met the field of statistics.
I suspect they were all assembled by distributors and sold finished. But I don't actually know that for sure and THANKS for making me wonder about that now!!!!!
Edison didn’t start Westinghouse. Westinghouse started Westinghouse. Tesla and Westinghouse were competitors to Edison. Your video states that Edison started Westinghouse to distribute products. That is incorrect.
Just found these lectures, brilliant idea even for an eighty year old. You never stop learning, thank you for my enjoyment.
Binge watching the whole course from Buenos Aires. Already knew quite a bit about these subjects but I'm learning a lot more. Matt makes it entertaining to learn.
i've been bingeing your lectures since I found them a few days ago, I think you have no idea how fantastic your production is, I find your material super valueble, thanks so much for sharing this, just to let you know, I watch every minute and to be honest I wouldn't mind if they were 3hours long!
I, too, am bingeing on his lectures, and agree with you, he must not understand how good he is! So knowledgeable, articulate, inclusive, and with a touch of humor and humility - excellent speaker, learning a lot (and enjoying every minute).
Two years later……..I’ve just discovered these lectures, and am totally binge watching them!! I can’t even move on to the next in sequence, without first watching his little bloopers.😆
Mr. Bird, you freaking ROCK for sharing these with the rest of us!!!
Thank you for putting these out for everyone to watch! Im not a student, but i still cant get enough since i found you about 4 days ago!
your lectures are amazing! thank you!
I’ve done some steam bending and also thin strip laminating in my wood working business. You mentioned steam bending laminating which you said is usually one or the other but not done together. I actually had to do some steam bending of strips because they were too hard to cold bend and glue. I steamed several strips and then clamped them into my form to cool and set. Then after cooling I applied glue between the layers and then re clamped them to create the final form. It was a replacement of one side of a 60’s cantilever chair that a client wanted to save because it was a sentimental object and too valuable to just discard. FYI - enjoying your lecturers, getting some great historical insight on design. I went through art school 40 years ago but always loved furniture design so this is great. If interested I could send you a picture of the process I did on that repair.
Learning so much from ur videos
Incredible content
Thank you
In ChCh, New Zealand where I grew up there's a museum with pieces that went to the 1852 Expo. I was fascinated by a stove chimney in the shape of a suit of Armour, European culture in NZ doesn't go back to the middle ages so its like a design statement saying "we may be a tiny place at the bottom of the world, but we have heritage and history too"
I'm loving these lectures - such a great teacher. Just a minor UK geography point: Crystal Palace is nowhere near Battersea.
Yes, THANK YOU!!!!! Battersea was one of the proposed relocation spots and it just sticks in my head because, for reasons I CANNOT explain, I loved a book called "Blackhearts of Battersea" when I was a child and just can't get it out of my head no matter what I try..... Glad you are enjoying these and being forgiving of the many (many) unscripted errors!!!!
Matthew, you should put product placement adds or something in the outtakes, my kids won’t let me turn you off until they have seen all the way to the end for the out takes. At this point, I can’t tell the difference between your lectures and a marvel movie 😊 please tell us you are sponsored by a shoe company ❤
I’ve never had this such a good history of design lecture. It really helpful. 🤩
Hey, Mama herself is on today's shirt !!! Can't wait to see the next one ;-)
Thomas Edison's labs and home can be visited in West Orange, NJ. Both are fascinating!!
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The 78's shellac , you should do a video about the beginning of recorded Music!😎
There was Also... the 1909 Baker Electric. (See Jay Leno's channel) It was marketed towards Rich young Ladies who's Daddies could afford them. I believe He said there were LOTSSS of the in NYC! That they were a Big hit there!
The "keyboard is designed to be inefficient" idea is a myth. It's very common for R or D to follow E, and they are right next to E. G and H are commonly used together... and are right next to each other. Uncommon letters Q and Z are hidden on the left in the corners. If the keyboard was designed as the myth described, then it was a failure. Rather, it seems clear that the design aimed to group letters that were used together, but in a time before the field of linguistics met the field of statistics.
Did Thonet chairs come with inscrutable Ikea-like instructions and random extra parts?
I suspect they were all assembled by distributors and sold finished. But I don't actually know that for sure and THANKS for making me wonder about that now!!!!!
@@HistoryofID this is why I exist
Edison didn’t start Westinghouse. Westinghouse started Westinghouse. Tesla and Westinghouse were competitors to Edison. Your video states that Edison started Westinghouse to distribute products. That is incorrect.
Right you are! LOTS of mistakes in all of this! Was racing to just get through it all on schedule; thanks for keeping us all honest!
Im sure this moment at 6:24 will stay such with me for the rest of the week