Category Archives: Design

Carlo Scarpa

Carlo Scarpa and the Olivetti Showrooom , Negozio Olivetti, in Venice.

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OpenCulture website

OpenCulture.com has too many good posts to list here so see for yourself … Also,  they have links to an excellent mix of free movies on-line.

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Sight & Sound

Came across a lovely song I wanted to post and also found a Pinterest page with an excellent selection of images. Visit Joseph Hershenson’s Pinterest page and listen to Cate Le Bon’s, “Puts Me to Work” on Stereogum.

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Music, Artwork & Storm Thorgerson

  The New Yorker blog and an article on Storm Thorgerson and album artwork design.  

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Museum Insel Hombroich

Some of the items in the collection of the Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany. For more photos and a good overview of the collection and experience of the museum, visit Todd Hosfelt’s Weblog.

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Kurt Schwitters

“You carry your own joy with you wherever you go” …a quote by Kurt Schwitters and part of the title of an FT article about the Tate Britian exhibit of Schwitter’s work.

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Glass

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Berlin & Beirut

An article on Berlin in the 1920’s and music by Beirut. Artwork by John Heartfield.

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Bruno Munari

“Only he who has a different visual opening can see the world in another way and can pass on to his neighbour the information required to broaden his field of view…let us get used to looking at the world through … Continue reading

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Lights

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Blasted Canyons, “Holy Geometry”

Holy Geometry

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