Tag: design
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Whistler and Peacock Blue
Saturated Space, September 2015 In the summer and autumn of 1876, visitors to the London home of shipping magnate Frederick Richards Leyland, at 49 Prince’s Gate in Kensington, stopped short when they came to the dining room. There they were met by the sight of a dandyish man, with a shock of white hair, painting on…
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Ballers
Balls to the Walls: Snarkitecture Creates Gigantic Ball Pit in National Building Museum Architectural Record, July 7, 2015 New Yorkers can take the subway to Coney Island and Angelenos can cool off in Venice or Santa Monica, but Washingtonians are out of luck if they want to hit the beach—the shore is a three-hour drive…
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Filthy Lucre
Bird of Prey: A Macabre Twist on James McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room Architectural Record, May 18, 2015 Painted by James McNeill Whistler in the 1870s, the Peacock Room, on display in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is one of the most celebrated interiors in history. Decorations in teal and gold swirl over…
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First Look: BIG Maze
First Look: BIG’s BIG Maze at the National Building Museum Architectural Record, July 7, 2014 The vast Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is as tricky to program as it is impressive to behold. More than 300 feet long and several stories high, the Renaissance Revival hall is often rented out…
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Loeb at First Sight
Designers & Books, Sept. 17, 2013 As a student at Harvard, James Loeb (1867–1933) wanted to become a classical archaeologist until one of his professors warned him that the field was not welcoming to Jews. He joined his family’s business instead. It was only decades later, when he was a philanthropist living in Europe, that…
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