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	When I went to Italy...	1 Relevance	21 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	... forms and meditteranean primitivism that seems to loom in the golden haze on mountain tops, along lake shores, beside rivers and along bays like an incomparable palimsest of every idea that's ever been tried in architecture and design, then one is as good as dead. If one grows up in southern California, one absorbs car and beach and burger culture whether one wants to or not. When one grows up in Kentucky, one absorbs horses, basketball and bourbon culture, again whether one wants to or hot. When one grows up anywhere, one absorbs what is there. When one gr ...
	I'am afraid that you are...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	... especially if that finish was of a type characteristic of the period. However, if that finish was damaged, museums and important collectors normally call in an expert to repair the damage and attempt to restore the piece to its original intended appearance. Now if one talks about a high pressure cast aluminum base that was mass produced in large quantities and annodized in the 1960's, it is ridiculous to dignify 40 or 50 years of oxidation and accumulated dirt produced by smog and atmospheric contitions by referring to it as a "patina." It should not be com ...
	Anyone who's read 'From Bauhaus to our House" (Tom Wolfe)	1 Relevance	16 years ago	william-holden-...	General discussion
	... that people are perfectly entitled to have in their buildings the sort of familiar and explicit symbols that applied decoration can provide. So on top of his Guild House he put an enormous television aerial made of gold-anodized aluminum. It was not connected to any television set, however. It was a "symbol for the elderly." A symbol for the elderly? [Critic Vincent] Scully provided a fuller explanation. Venturi's TV aerial was surprisingly direct, refreshingly candid. "After all, a television aerial at appropriate scale crowns [the building], exactly as it ...
	Nancy Wilson was soooooooooo hot and smart....	1 Relevance	18 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	Nancy Wilson was soooooooooo hot and smart.... to go along with a good set of pipes. I remember seeing that album cover at my friend's house. She bought a Cadillac from him. It was Nancy Wilson that made me think: a) being named Wilson did not have to be boring; and b) that I was heterosexual. I wanted everything about her from the time I was in 4th grade. She was one of the gifted unfortunates that rock and roll wrecked. There were so many. Timing is everything. Rock and roll eclipsed the Great American Popular music of the 20th Century. It ended the saloon ...
	Interesting Observation, Koen.	1 Relevance	22 years ago	crankyd	General discussion
	Interesting Observation, Koen. It's funny but I think you're right, a person seated in one of the legion of poorly-made office task chairs is probably afforded more dignity and respect than one perched on a high stool or standing; and certainly more that in a balans chair. Class issues, anyone? Back in the Days of Olde, I would spend the bulk of my day standing over a drawing board, sometimes hunched over it in impossible positions. Now that most of us are chained to computers all day, I have routine back problems. Has anyone here had any experience with a s ...
	Round 2 Pt.2	1 Relevance	18 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	... all traditions without due respect), posits with more dignity and depth of insight that, well, there is a design legacy of high ceilings, long front-to-back dimensions, and narrow width dimensions that, to a classically-trained designer (which the estimable Mr. de Winter certainly is in spades), indicate an architect aware and respectful of the accrued knowledge of 3/4s of a millenium, or more, of how to design an effective house of worship. He also notes that some of the interior configuration is simply a product of a need to connect the Pawson addition to ...
	The evolution of restoration	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Ark of Decorati...	General discussion
	... work that had been done could be undone and the new method applied. I believe this covers your statement regarding what is correct in 2008. The people I had restore my glass (Venturella Studio NYC) are the same people who worked for the Morse Gallery in Winter Park, Florida on the Tiffany Studio glass and they seem to have a different attitude than you (perfection is the key word) and are also not "jacks of all trades". They do one thing and they do it "correctly". Once again if in some way I have offended your sense of dignity please accept my sincere ap ...
	.	1 Relevance	19 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	. The third step involves ensuring the United States actively works for the promotion of human dignity. U.S. policymakers should make a concerted effort to understand the circumstances of the countries of the Muslim world that cause a sense of deprivation and humiliation among their populations, as these factors contribute to sympathy for al Qaeda's political aims. Washington conventional wisdom maintains that Muslims need to believe in an alternative vision for their economic and political future, though the vast majority of Muslims need no convincing that ...
	dear Azurechicken...	1 Relevance	22 years ago	koen	General discussion
	dear Azurechicken... ..I hope you did not get overworked during these "egg" days. I for one, would not want to be christian these days and having to reconcile the believe in resurrection and the importance to die with some dignity.... ...I forgot: Deut. 3.1-21.
	Actually "Old Rusty" is sorta	1 Relevance	11 years ago	Mark	Off topic
	... it has enough torque to yank out a medium sized tree stump. 8 mpg. And it smells bad. But I need to plow the lane occasionally. I plow the neighbors drive, too (when I'm in town). They're cool folks. They have a key to the truck if they ever need to use it, and I hope that they do. But I digress, Aunt ? (question Mark) ps. no gun rack in the back window, sorry.
	One is reminded of	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	One is reminded of "The Big Giant Head," galactic leader of the "Third Rock From the Sun" ET crew -- who turns out to be Bill Shatner. But I digress . . .
	Heres the deal	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LuciferSum	General discussion
	... produce the clock for the same price. Here are some thoughts: Vitra is a German company, that pays its workers living wages. That is, its workers make enough to have a comfortable 1st World living - with a house, a car, etc. Vitra also is concentrated on preserving design, and on preserving the environment. They use recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible, and modify their packaging to reduce waste. They clearly have a conscience about design, their place in the environment, and the health and well being of their workers. Having a conscienc ...
	From what I've read Mies basi...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	HP	General discussion
	... going out on their own terms (according to Mies). I don't think it was the design principles themselves the Nazis couldn't approve of but the entire ideology, afterall any state would want to adopt efficient building methods. My history is a little sketchy on this but when Hannes Meyer was in command I think that left a pretty big mark on what perceptions of the Bauhaus were, whereas when Mies took over (remeber he did submit entries for design competitions to the state, and on at least one occasion featuring a swastika) his less partisan attitude probabl ...
	I get the politics and I get...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	HP	General discussion
	... should be recognised too. I've lived with two artists in the last two years and the amount of shmoozing and bum licking and the searching for a gimmick that hits the spot is nauseating. Beauty and dignity and timelesness have been trounced by an art market that can't see beyond the next big (small) thing. Its on a very fast round-about that has quickly forgotten the 1980's lesson that Basquait and Koonz taught us, hyperbole can never replace class.
	I love Danish Modern, but...	1 Relevance	21 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	I love Danish Modern, but... to me, it always seemed to express a kind of contradiction: On one hand, the aesthetic suggests a kind of warmth and dignity evoking the ethos of William Morris, yet the goods were mass-produced and I've yet to find an indication that DM was meant to be socially revolutionary. It makes me think of a tension between craft and mass-production, or the elevation of the craftsperson vs. the degradation the globalized worker. It's probably not a fair connection to DM, but a recent interview of Hella Jongerius somehow echoed similar the ...