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glassartist

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21/05/2011 10:25 am

After my apparently prickly ID thread I thought I might try a fun and pointless one. I want to read about interesting but essentially trivial design tidbits. I'll start

One of the most commonly (at least in the U.S.) used object, and widely hated as well, is the lowly spork (fork and spoon in one). I saw it in a period publication years ago. It was part of a sterling silver flatware set designed by Gio Ponti. It was called a fork/spoon. With my weird sense of humor, The absurdity of it's slide into popular culture from such a classy start almost single handedly fueled my early interest in modern design. What have you got?

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HPau

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21/05/2011 10:36 am

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I like them, great for risotto and eating on the couch.
I've got a weakness for stuff like what really went on between Mies and Edith, what about his first wife, what happened to Lilly Reich. Its a guilty pleasure, no better than celebrity gossip but I can't help it.

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21/05/2011 11:00 am

Oh no Heath, People magazine ...
Oh no Heath, People magazine for design gossip... I can't bear it.
ohhh..ok. I've always wondered if Eero Saarinen or Florence Knoll had an interest in the other.

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HPau

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21/05/2011 11:09 am

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the shame...

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21/05/2011 11:15 am

I dunno, Woof...
But I hear this guy Lunchbox on designaddict has a wicked crush on Florence, the poor bastard.

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21/05/2011 11:19 am

Speaking of the Saarinens. ...
Speaking of the Saarinens. Can't remember what building it was, but I'm sure one of the Cranbrook buildings. To promote speedier tarnishing, Eliel wanted the copper applied to the roofing to be urinated on.

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21/05/2011 11:27 am

ha LB...Florence is very...
ha LB...Florence is very attractive. Just curious, If Woody put a bird on Tapio Wirkkala, would you like him too?
*not personal, just my random humor.*

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Lunchbox

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21/05/2011 11:38 am

Are you kidding?
I'd salivate over Philippe Starck if woody put a bird on him.

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21/05/2011 11:49 am

ha...such affection. ...
ha...such affection.
Wouldn't be surprised if Glass is fuming over our lack of gravitas. I'm trying to recall a few more. Too late and I'm off to bed.
Oh...one more incomplete one someone else can finish (correct). Wegners Ox chair was a result of a friendly feud between Jacobsen (someone else?) and Himself?

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glassartist

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21/05/2011 11:55 am

Off topic?
Sure. But I couldn't be happier.

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HPau

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21/05/2011 3:14 pm

Didn't Philip Johnson have...
Didn't Philip Johnson have to do some embarrasing retraction about his enthusiasm for the Nazis? There was an interview with him at Seagram I think where he freaked out. I can't remember the details but it was kinda funny...all those smartly dressed boys. Anyone know?

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