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July 16, 2009

Julius Shulman, RIP


You may not know Julius Shulman’s name, but I guarantee you know at least a few of his architectural photos. I’m very sorry to hear that he died last night, at the age of 98.

Thanks to @DesignObserver for the link to this trailer for a new documentary of his life and work. He was also interviewed for the Dwell Design Leader series.

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June 21, 2009

a trip around oliver sacks’ desk

Seed has an interactive exploration of Oliver Sacks’ desk, and although there’s no indication of this (apart from it having been labeled, Workbench) I’m hoping it’s the first in a series.

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May 11, 2009

grey gardens: the book

                 

It’s really sort of surprising (and I posted a bit about this at Readerville last week) that this book didn’t exist until now. I’ve only seen it, so far, in PDF form, but it combines photos, contact sheets, ads and notices, photographs, correspondence and transcripts into one bound document of the documentary. I particularly love the letter from an indignant viewer sent “THRU: Rogert (sic) Ebert, Film Critic.”

I can’t stop looking at it.

There’s a ton of great Grey Gardens-related video at YouTube, including the 1975 trailer for the documentary, the preview of the new HBO movie and the unforgettable “revolutionary costume” scene from the original.

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April 29, 2009

life-size dollhouse


This woman is my new hero. Make sure you go look at it from the other side; the contrast (and context) are the best part. (via @michaelsurtees)

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April 26, 2009

midcentury men

Rosecrans Baldwin's latest post for The Moment contained this image of the mid-20th century's most iconic furniture designers and a link to the 1961 Playboy article it was shot for. Unfortunately, the article has since been pulled down. (And before I had a chance to read it!) But what a great photo.

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January 30, 2009

life according to vonnegut


From an oddly inspiring set of faux motivational posters by rtcrooks.

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January 17, 2009

bucky fuller’s principles

  1. Confidence
  2. Faith in progress
  3. Specifying the tasks
  4. No panic under any circumstances

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January 15, 2009

if you’ve ever seen anything cooler than this, please share


This great post about a poor Chinese farmer who makes crazy-great robots reminded me of one of my all-time favorite inventor-artists: Theo Jansen. The video above is his TED presentation, which is fantastic. Unfortunately, the really exquisite little film about his work that used to be on the web appears to have been scrubbed. I think it must have been part of the 30-minute documentary, Strandbeesten, which I hope to get to see someday. You can get another glimpse of the pieces in motion here.

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December 23, 2008

“duck soup” on my mind


 
All roads seem to lead to the Marx Bros.

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