Friday Snippets 2.5.10
Alberto Giacometti's Walking Man sets an art auction record selling for $104 million. [WSJ]
Dell buys vintage photo collection for a reported $100 million. [Lindsay Pollock]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art chalks up a record $8.4 million operating deficit.
[Bloomberg]
A ravaged movie palace set to have a dazzling, new premiere. [NY Times]
In Russia, President Medvedev becomes a champion of historic preservation.
[Art Newspaper]
The $8 billion dollar high-speed rail plan and Chicago's Union Station. [Cityscapes]
Typewriters seem so 19th century, but artist Jeremy Mayer has put them to good use.
[Wired]
A tribute to Lucienne Day, Britain's design doyenne. [Guardian]
Are these really the 27 most influential designers and design thinkers of today?
[Business Week]
Any big plans for the weekend? Our niece is coming in from London for a short visit.
See you Monday.
Posted by designslinger at 2/5/2010 1:19 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: preservation design photography auctions art
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: preservation design photography auctions art
i love the funerary glass i hope it wasnt to cold in the cemetery love bill. my executive personal assistant also enjoyed this. thank you
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You're both very welcome.
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