Archive for 'Art & Design'
Florence Then and Now
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by writer.
HERE’S what you do first in Florence: Complain about the tourists. It’s a time-honored tradition and there’s no avoiding it ? or them, as they squeeze down the narrow streets. They choke the majestic Piazza Signoria; they overwhelm the Uffizi Gallery ? so go ahead and get the grumbling over with. Hordes of them! A [...]
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20 Creative Modern Chairs and Chair Designs
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by writer.
We spend much of our working lives occupying chairs, but since we never really see them we sometimes take them for granted. Luckily there are clever and talented designers willing to renegotiate our relationship with chairs. Here are some examples of strange seats and bizarre benches that dare to be different, from the fabulously elegant [...]
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Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings
Posted on 01. May, 2009 by writer.
Great art usually comes with a high price - and sometimes unbelievably so. This is a list of the most expensive paintings sold to date. The prices quoted are inflation adjusted to 2007 US dollars. Prices are in millions of dollars. 10. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II 89.1m. Adele Bloch-Bauer II is a 1912 painting [...]
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Top 10 Worst Logos
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by writer.
We are in the middle of our own logo competition so I thought it apt to demonstrate a few that went seriously wrong. Whatever was in the mind of the designers at the time is anyone?s guess. Top 10 worst logos - and I really mean worst. Top 10 Worst Logos.
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Secrets of the Mona Lisa Smile
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by writer.
. The most famous smile of all time is a small masterpiece painting by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), of a young Florentine (Italy) woman, Mona Lisa. There has been endless debate as to whether she is actually smiling. Let’s apply what we know about body language rules and determine how the young woman is feeling [...]
