http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/pass-the-baton-a-stylish-second-hand-shop-that-supports-charities.html Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:45:22 +0000 The store values the exchange of an item's heritage and encourages passing money from the sale along to charity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/video-rob-walker-psfk-conference-new-york-2010.html Mon, 03 May 2010 19:22:02 +0000 Rob Walker discusses Significant Objects, a project aimed at exploring the fluid relationship between objects and value.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/rob-walker-ignore-the-marketplace-the-story-is-the-value.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:06:35 +0000 Rob Walker started off the day at PSFK's NYC Conference on Friday, April 9 with his presentation on Significant Objects, a project aimed at exploring the fluid relationship between objects and value.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/rob-walker-explores-narrative-and-the-future-of-significant-objects.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:16:45 +0000 What do a tiny jar of mayonnaise, a monkey hand puppet and an old pencil case have in common? Rob Walker speaks on the value-added of object storytelling.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/video-a-fine-collection-of-curious-sound-objects.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:04:42 +0000 Combining storytelling with physical computing, interactive artists Georg Reil and Kathy Scheuring have created an installation that shapes the way we think about interacting with objects.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/psfk-conference-speaker-interview-rob-walker.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:57 +0000 Rob Walker will be one of the speakers at our upcoming PSFK Conference. Rob is the author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, and his New York Times column "Consumed" offers a unique view of consumption, design and marketing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/manufacturing-value-through-context.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:05:42 +0000 Sometimes a product's value seems to come from nowhere at all, instead it is created entirely by giving a normally valueless item value through context. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/psfk-talks-to-rob-walker-of-significant-objects.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:26:05 +0000 PSFK talks to Rob Walker about Significant Objects Volume 2.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/significant-objects-do-make-believe-stories-add-value.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:36:55 +0000 What adds value to the items we own? Beyond quantifiable and tangible factors like price, performance and comfort, we find slightly more vague notions that rely more on an emotional than intellectual response. Attaching meaning in this way, is a phenomenon Rob Walker calls an object’s narrative, the memories we associate with inanimate things, from their provenance to their mere existence at significant points in our lives. It helps explain why we hang on to wedding dresses when they no longer fit and refer to beat-up caps as our “lucky hats.” But what happens to value when we learn theRead more...]]>