Tree-Hugger Factoid #38
18 August 11
Tree-Hugger Factoid #35
14 April 11
Tree-Hugger Factoid #34
28 March 11
Free Lecture: Inspiring Design at MFAH
22 March 11
Wednesday will sure be a treat as the MFAH has a free lecture, Inspiring Design: 20th and 21st Century Design Masterworks, Rarities and Oddities, from Tiffany Studio to Studio Job with James Zemaitis of Sotheby’s. Details to after jump…
Must Visit: Warhol on TV
4 March 11
Tonight is going to be a good evening! Why you ask? The Aurora Picture Show and the Menil Collection will be collaborating to bring the beautiful of city...
Memphis Group, Milano
1 March 11
I was first introduced to Memphis furniture in the early 1980’s at Sakowitz’s “Festival del Disegno italiano”. I was working in the sales promotion department at the upscale department store located downtown on Main Street. Each year the...
Tree-Hugger Factoid #32
16 February 11
Tree-Hugger Factoid #31
2 February 11
Must Watch: The Making of the Eames Lounge Chair
21 January 11
This is a timeless promotional video of the making the Eames Lounge Chair. Pretty amazing that it is almost 50 years old.
Bachelor Modern: Mid-Century Style in an American Film
14 January 11
(Start clip at 9:20) Director Otto Preminger’s 1953 film The Moon is Blue is about the 24-hour romance between a playboy architect and a young woman he meets at the Empire State Building. The film takes place mainly in the bachelor architect’s apartment. What I found exciting about William Holden’s bachelor pad…
