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Just what the world needs: another blog from another self-important design guru. Brand66 is a design discussion presented by — me, Michael Rylander. Over the years, I've been lucky enough to work on some the world's great brands, like Apple, Sony, BMW, Fortune, and American Express.

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Cut from the same cloth

You may remember our previous entry about Magnolia Editions’ re-invention of the tapestry. Well, Mararten Baas from the Netherlands has created something cut from similar cloth. To coincide with Remembrance Day on May 4th, his piece called 780.559 is a 190 foot-long tablecloth containing the names of each resident of the country. All 780,559 of them. Associate Bertjan Pot engineered the project, developing a custom font called Font of the Loom, which allowed the names to be woven on the fly. For more wefting action, check out the making of video. 780.559 is now living in the Amsterdam Museum. Thanks to Co.Design for the heads up.

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