Friday Snippets 6.19.09
Today is unveiling day in Chicago's Millennium Park for the two temporary pavilions
designed as part of the city's celebration of Daniel Burnham's Chicago Plan of 1909. Here's a sneak peek of the almost completed projects. [Cityscapes]
The Acropolis Museum finally opens this weekend after years of delays. Click here
for some pics of the interior. [Monsters and Critics]
For all you decorators, collectors and movie buffs out there, another victim of the
changing film industry in Hollywood is going out-of-business. 20th Century Props is planning an auction next month of over 93,000 items. Very sad. [New York Times]
Mies van der Rohe in a new light. [Hello Beautiful]
Urban planning, neighborhoods and queer space. [Preservation Nation]
A Pierre Paulin chair sits in the collections of some of the world's top museums.
Several still occupy space in the French president's palace, where Paulin redid the interiors several years ago. He died this week a age 81. See some of his work here. [Design Addict]
Ever heard of the publisher Taschen? They publish great looking books. Ever
noticed how many of them deal with eroticism accompanied by great photos? Read the first in a series of interviews about Taschen's erotic publications division with sexy book editor, Dian Hanson. Apparently, that's actually her job title. [Wallpaper]
One person's art is another person's vandalism, which makes for a barrel-ly interesting
story. [Sun Sentinel]
Any plans for the weekend? Sunday is Father's Day in many parts of the world. Do kids
still buy their fathers ties?
Posted by designslinger at 6/19/2009 2:56 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Hollywood eroticism architecture urban planning art Pierre Paulin
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Hollywood eroticism architecture urban planning art Pierre Paulin
I think that I would be disappointed if my daughters bought me a tie for fathers day. I'm pretty sure they have never seen me wearing one.
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