About watches and their typefaces. Owning a wristwatch seems an old-fashioned approach, but I like to observe the human gesture of gently moving one’s wrist to reveal what time it is. I favor watches and, in particular, those that are analog.
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Edward Hopper Cape Cod. Of course, I have a number of favorites painters that span over five centuries; from the international Gothic to contemporary iconographies. Yet, as an architect, I am particularly fond of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967) whose work reflects on the dramatic urban changes that America underwent during the post World War Two economic boom of the 1950’s.
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Dish rack as object d’art. You barely finished a wonderful dinner and already fear the drudge of cleaning up pots and pans, dishes, and cutlery. While most of us rely on the modern convenience of a dishwasher -registered in 1850 and to only became part of the standardized US kitchen utilities in the 1950’s, I like to wash dishes the old-fashioned way.
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