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If you have a decent bone in your body you’ll buy this book.
Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes, by Jane Thompson and me, has finally arrived. To whet your appetite for its many charms, a slideshow at Co. featuring 11 of the hundreds of design icons Ben Thompson brought together and sold to to an admiring public at the iconic Cambridge, New York and San Francisco stores.
Marimekko dresses
D/R’s biggest claim to fame was introducing Finnish textile manufacturer Marimekko to the United States in 1959. The easy cotton dresses in bold, bright patterns became a craze, particularly after Jackie Kennedy was photographed in one on the cover of Sports Illustrated. For many women they were a liberation, since they looked good without benefit of girdle. Thompson and Marimekko founder Armi Ratia became fast friends; key ‘mekko designers like Annika Rimala and Maija Isola produced new patterns and silhouettes annually, and their arrival was an event in Harvard Square.
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She was an exciting girl.
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The premise for this article is “bad places for a first date.” American Girl Place certainly qualifies.
Some of the best drumming you’ll ever see. Ferocity, showmanship, rhythmic command – it’s all here. (Via The Rapture)
Also recommended: this
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A Softer World - Blow Up the Moon Shirt
The impossibility of life without ideals.
Finally, a t-shirt that says what everybody’s thinking.
This is a solid wood bookshelf. Not particleboard. Not plastic. Wood. Like from a tree. The stuff lumberjacks cut. Like if Paul Bunyan stayed at your house for a night and made a thank-you bookshelf before he left? It would be this bookshelf.
This is a strong bookshelf. It holds a thousand pounds per shelf. (Rough guess.) It can hold very heavy books, such as illuminated manuscripts.
24 in. x 72 in. x 11 in.
Those are the dimensions.
The books in the pictures are not for sale. They are for display purposes only.
I am eager to sell this bookshelf, and hope to interact with someone eager to buy it.
Thank you.
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