The article sways around somewhat. For example, from the article, we have: "It’s a philosophy ... with HfG Ulm, a school that many consider the spiritual successor to the Bauhaus."
Bauhaus are famous for "Form follows function."
Richard creates:
"When the Thinkpad is closed, it looks like a simple black slab. When opened, a cam at the hinge theatrically rearranges two keyboard halves to extend out of the computer. There are numerous colorful accents, including an IBM logo in red, green, and blue, and of course, the red Trackpoint."
... theatrically ...
"The PowerBook, on the other hand, aims to be as simple as possible in whatever state."
... that's Bauhaus: simple.
I like the stinkies' keyboard, but it is quite daft. His engineer creds are a bit underwhelming. Exploding coffee pots are pretty silly in a world that has had the pressure cooker, kettles and the steam engine for centuries/millennia.
Have you heard of the musical group Bauhaus? I don't have a specific point, except that my impression is they were pretty theatrical.
Also, I'd observe that a "spiritual successor" to something might have some significant differences?
Anyway, I liked the folding Thinkpad keyboard. If it had been a flimsy malfunctioning attempt at getting attention, it would have been different. But it was very solid, wasn't it?
Bauhaus was a German design house. The band was named after them. I remember seeing the band on Top of the Pops (UK) back in the day. Their videos etc were generally in b/w which echoes the design house which majored quite heavily in black, white and chrome. The music was pretty stylistic too.
Anyway, the Bauhaus in the article is the design house and not the band.
Bauhaus are famous for "Form follows function."
Richard creates:
"When the Thinkpad is closed, it looks like a simple black slab. When opened, a cam at the hinge theatrically rearranges two keyboard halves to extend out of the computer. There are numerous colorful accents, including an IBM logo in red, green, and blue, and of course, the red Trackpoint."
... theatrically ...
"The PowerBook, on the other hand, aims to be as simple as possible in whatever state."
... that's Bauhaus: simple.
I like the stinkies' keyboard, but it is quite daft. His engineer creds are a bit underwhelming. Exploding coffee pots are pretty silly in a world that has had the pressure cooker, kettles and the steam engine for centuries/millennia.