Monday, August 5, 2013

Book Review: The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work


I love Louis CK -- especially this bit above.  He makes a valiant point that we've lost a sense of wonder for the miraculous things (i.e., flying and cell phones) that have become common place in our modern day world.  

In a similar way, Alain de Botton explores some of the same mysteries in his book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.

"We are now as imaginatively disconnected from the manufacture and distribution of our goods as we are practically in reach of them, a process of alienation which has stripped us of myriad of opportunities for wonder, gratitude and guilt."  - Alain de Botton  

Monday, July 29, 2013

An Incredible Couple: Charles & Ray Eames



(Source: Eames Exhibit, Art & Science Museum)

"Take your pleasure seriously" - The Eames

The Art & Science Museum currently has an awesome exhibit, "Essential Eames," which I visited over the weekend (the previous exhibit was also pretty amazing, The Art of Brick).

Charles & Ray were two pieces of the same puzzle -- meant for each other.  

They loved each other.
They shared life together.
They created together.

I usually just associate chairs with Eames (we have several knock-offs around our apartment), but I learned this dynamic duo was so much more...
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