Gianfranco Chicco 亀甲
@gchicco.com
Creative producer, storyteller & conference director working at the intersection of design, technology and craft. Curious. Japanophile. Writer of The Craftsman Newsletter.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Hope you get better soon Mayu-chan. At first I read 'インフルエンザ' as 'influencer' and thought you had gotten sick and tired of them :D
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hope you get better soon Mayu-chan. At first I read 'インフルエンザ' as 'influencer' and thought you had gotten sick and tired of them :D
I deleted IG from my phone, at least for a while. My bank is now sending multiple weekly notifications about new, irrelevant stuff for me to upgrade. Even autocorrect is trolling me by writing sentences it *thinks* I want to write (it hardly ever gets it right).
October 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I deleted IG from my phone, at least for a while. My bank is now sending multiple weekly notifications about new, irrelevant stuff for me to upgrade. Even autocorrect is trolling me by writing sentences it *thinks* I want to write (it hardly ever gets it right).
The direct feedback between hand, tool, and material reminded me that true craft requires the alignment of body and mind, where proper posture and technique emerge from listening to the sound of the plane, feeling the wood grain, even noting the scent of the shavings.
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Sketches of Japanese Craftsmanship in London, September 2025
Sketches are my half-baked ideas, projects and notes for articles. I scribble them on napkins, random notebook pages or in my phone’s notes app.
Today's missive is from several activities I took par...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The direct feedback between hand, tool, and material reminded me that true craft requires the alignment of body and mind, where proper posture and technique emerge from listening to the sound of the plane, feeling the wood grain, even noting the scent of the shavings.
www.gchicco.com/sketches-of-...
www.gchicco.com/sketches-of-...
As a knowledge worker perennially in front of a screen, learning traditional hand skills, even briefly, offers something irreplaceable.
October 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As a knowledge worker perennially in front of a screen, learning traditional hand skills, even briefly, offers something irreplaceable.
Difficult to disagree with any of it: Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.
Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away
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October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Difficult to disagree with any of it: Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
My sketches of Japanese Craftsmanship during London Design Festival a couple of weeks ago. Featuring lots of sake, roses and chopstick-making -> www.gchicco.com/sketches-of-...
Sketches of Japanese Craftsmanship in London, September 2025
Sketches are my half-baked ideas, projects and notes for articles. I scribble them on napkins, random notebook pages or in my phone’s notes app.
Today's missive is from several activities I took par...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My sketches of Japanese Craftsmanship during London Design Festival a couple of weeks ago. Featuring lots of sake, roses and chopstick-making -> www.gchicco.com/sketches-of-...
@olereissmann.de hello! I came across your ramen.haus via Kristoffer Tjalve (and rotatingsandwiches.com). Inspired my to work on a personal project re: crafts. Have you written a tutorial on how to make images/videos of rotating objects?
RamenHaus
ramen.haus
September 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
@olereissmann.de hello! I came across your ramen.haus via Kristoffer Tjalve (and rotatingsandwiches.com). Inspired my to work on a personal project re: crafts. Have you written a tutorial on how to make images/videos of rotating objects?
Obvs asking for a friend... www.gchicco.com/my-lego-wall/
My LEGO Wall - From Work Tool to Art Installation
If you've visited my home in the last 5+ years or had a video call with me, you've noticed my LEGO Wall. It's a conversation starter for adults and a magnet for kids.
What you might not know is how i...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Obvs asking for a friend... www.gchicco.com/my-lego-wall/
Please tell me that the physical minifigs will also be released!
September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Please tell me that the physical minifigs will also be released!
I just write "AI" or "Internet" in bold type on a simple background usually black letters on white background but depends on the style of the rest of the slides).
September 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I just write "AI" or "Internet" in bold type on a simple background usually black letters on white background but depends on the style of the rest of the slides).
I have a handful of invites for Comet, the AI broswer from Perplexity. Ping me with your email if you want one: www.perplexity.ai/comet
Comet Browser: A personal AI assistant
Comet Browser by Perplexity is the AI browser that acts as a personal assistant. Automate tasks, research the web, organize your email, and more with Comet.
www.perplexity.ai
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I have a handful of invites for Comet, the AI broswer from Perplexity. Ping me with your email if you want one: www.perplexity.ai/comet
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I'm giving away the last few copies of my book, from the early print runs in 2021/22. Email me if you'd like one! Details here: gilest.org/notes/free-b...
gilest.org: Free copies of my book for charities
gilest.org
August 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I'm giving away the last few copies of my book, from the early print runs in 2021/22. Email me if you'd like one! Details here: gilest.org/notes/free-b...
August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Their strawberry cream sando was... not good.
August 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Their strawberry cream sando was... not good.
Equally looking forward and afraid about this doc on Jeff Buckley. Trailer: youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc?...
August 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Equally looking forward and afraid about this doc on Jeff Buckley. Trailer: youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc?...
Decline is inevitable, and it occurs earlier than almost any of us wants to believe. But misery is not inevitable.
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Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
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August 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Decline is inevitable, and it occurs earlier than almost any of us wants to believe. But misery is not inevitable.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
@theatlantic.com
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August 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Looking for a Substack alternative? What about @ghost.org?
"Millions of people can discover, follow, like and reply to your posts from any supported social web client - including @bsky.app, Mastodon, Threads, @flipboard.com, @ghost.org, @wordpress.org, @surf.social, WriteFreely, and many more."
"Millions of people can discover, follow, like and reply to your posts from any supported social web client - including @bsky.app, Mastodon, Threads, @flipboard.com, @ghost.org, @wordpress.org, @surf.social, WriteFreely, and many more."
"I don't want to survive, I want to live!"
We're optimising for convenience in all the wrong places: www.gchicco.com/aliveness-wh...
We're optimising for convenience in all the wrong places: www.gchicco.com/aliveness-wh...
Aliveness (what machines can't make)
Have you ever held an object and felt the maker's presence in your hands?
In art they call it 'aura'. It's what distinguishes an original painting from its reproduction, what you hear in Miles Davis ...
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August 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"I don't want to survive, I want to live!"
We're optimising for convenience in all the wrong places: www.gchicco.com/aliveness-wh...
We're optimising for convenience in all the wrong places: www.gchicco.com/aliveness-wh...
Aonishiki didn't win the last Sumo championship on Sunday but he'll get there much sooner than later: youtu.be/EoVbRevoQfU?...
Blue Whirlwind - A Ukrainian sumo wrestler
YouTube video by Wegwezen
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July 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Aonishiki didn't win the last Sumo championship on Sunday but he'll get there much sooner than later: youtu.be/EoVbRevoQfU?...
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I wrote a post about visiting the last stamp store in Chicago and living a life that’s fun, but worthless. I really like this one, hope you do too. dansinker.com/posts/202…
July 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I wrote a post about visiting the last stamp store in Chicago and living a life that’s fun, but worthless. I really like this one, hope you do too. dansinker.com/posts/202…
I recently enjoyed his re-published (Penguin Archive) novella Thousand Cranes.
July 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I recently enjoyed his re-published (Penguin Archive) novella Thousand Cranes.
Join us! Starting in 50 minutes, online conversation with potter Tarragon Smith
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Off the Hump: Poetry of Clay with Tarragon Smith
This webinar is part of The Summer Sessions: Craft & Design, a series of online conversations with craftspeople, designers, academics and storytellers. The previous one was on miracle fibres from Pata...
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July 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Join us! Starting in 50 minutes, online conversation with potter Tarragon Smith
www.gchicco.com/off-the-hump...
www.gchicco.com/off-the-hump...
Claro! Cómo haces para pedir delivery de jamón sin internet?!
July 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Claro! Cómo haces para pedir delivery de jamón sin internet?!