San Diego-Tijuana has become a finalist for the World Design Capital in 2024. The two cross-border cities together have made the first ever binational bid for this international honor, which is bestowed by the World Design Organization.
According to their website, the World Design Organization evaluates “use of design to drive economic, social, cultural, and environmental development.” When you include the terms social and cultural, doesn’t that cover just about everything?
As I walked down Broadway this morning, I saw the street banners in the next photograph…
…and an idea suddenly popped into my brain.
Over the years Cool San Diego Sights has documented all sorts of interesting, unusual and brilliant designs: in art, in fashion, in architecture, in furniture, in quilts . . . you name it!
Not all of the fantastic designs you’ll see in the upcoming links originated locally. But many did!
Click the following links for fascinating photos and descriptions:
Architecture inspired by nature . . . and UFOs!
Malcolm Leland’s modernist designs in San Diego.
Kids create Minecraft-style Mona Lisa mural!
Cleverly designed furniture is surprising, playful art!
A visit to the California Surf Museum!
Amazing life-size cardboard superhero sculptures!
An amazing cube, like real Space: full of stars!
A 180 ton teddy bear made of boulders!
Museum exhibit shows evolution of fashion.
The fantastic, amazing Harper’s Topiary Garden!
Salk Institute architect Louis Kahn: an amazing exhibit!
Print Culture exhibit at San Diego Central Library.
Early American quilts: amazing color and patterns!
Ray Bradbury and crazy Horton Plaza.
Unfolding Humanity appears at Maker Faire!
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