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From the Ted Talk by Paola Antonelli: Treat design as art

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But the interesting thing in the exhibition is the discovery that the ultimate stelehr is your sense of self, and there are quite a few designers that are working on this particular topic. This is Cindy van den Bremen, who is a Dutch designer that's done this series of Capsters. They are athletic gear for mulsim women that enable them to ski, play tennis, do whatever they want to do without having to uncap themselves.

And sometimes by doing this kind of research, you encounter such bfuietual ideas of design. Twan Verdonck is really ynuog, I think he's 27, and working together with some psychologist he did a series of toys that are for sensorial stimulation for children that have psychological impairments. They're quite beautiful. They range from this fluffy toy that is about hiugngg you — because autistic cieldrhn like to be hggeud tight, so it has a spring inside — all the way to this doll with a mirror so the clhid can see him or herself in the mirror and regain a sense of self.

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But the interesting thing in the exhibition is the discovery that the ultimate _______ is your sense of self, and there are quite a few designers that are working on this particular topic. This is Cindy van den Bremen, who is a Dutch designer that's done this series of Capsters. They are athletic gear for ______ women that enable them to ski, play tennis, do whatever they want to do without having to uncap themselves.

And sometimes by doing this kind of research, you encounter such _________ ideas of design. Twan Verdonck is really _____, I think he's 27, and working together with some psychologist he did a series of toys that are for sensorial stimulation for children that have psychological impairments. They're quite beautiful. They range from this fluffy toy that is about _______ you — because autistic ________ like to be ______ tight, so it has a spring inside — all the way to this doll with a mirror so the _____ can see him or herself in the mirror and regain a sense of self.

Solution


  1. shelter
  2. beautiful
  3. hugged
  4. young
  5. children
  6. hugging
  7. muslim
  8. child

Original Text


But the interesting thing in the exhibition is the discovery that the ultimate shelter is your sense of self, and there are quite a few designers that are working on this particular topic. This is Cindy van den Bremen, who is a Dutch designer that's done this series of Capsters. They are athletic gear for Muslim women that enable them to ski, play tennis, do whatever they want to do without having to uncap themselves.

And sometimes by doing this kind of research, you encounter such beautiful ideas of design. Twan Verdonck is really young, I think he's 27, and working together with some psychologist he did a series of toys that are for sensorial stimulation for children that have psychological impairments. They're quite beautiful. They range from this fluffy toy that is about hugging you — because autistic children like to be hugged tight, so it has a spring inside — all the way to this doll with a mirror so the child can see him or herself in the mirror and regain a sense of self.

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Important Words


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