carlo mollino , jack of all trades

this guy really puts me in enduring amazement. "you only live once" at its best - professional skier, architect, photographer, publisher, journalist, inventor, car designer, interior & furniture designer, fashion designer and probably thats not even all. his interior & furniture design captivated me most, therefor i let you make your own picture of his entire work, which is massive. he might be best known for his nude polaroids, but i think the scale between body and space were he worked best.

Honor to whom honor is due.

the petition for honoring denise scott brown postmortem for her contribution as seminal to her husbands' work, the exhibition on eileen gray in the centre pompidou in paris - honor to whom honor is due.

there was a kickstarter-project to fund a documentary on eileen gray's house E1027 and her relations and influence on le corbusier and others.  unfortunately, there are far too little supporters for the time being. 20 days left!

In episode 7, season 6 of mad men, this chaise longue, officially designed by le corbusier, gets quite some attention. The influence of eileen gray is evident, the fact that the design actually comes from charlotte perriand, who worked for Le Corbusiers atelier, rather unknown. Behind every great man there is a great woman. 

why design?

when i was 5, my mother interviewed a man in black with glasses. i found him quite impressive and despite my usual liveliness and chattiness, i didn't dare to open my mouth the whole interview long. well, finally i dared to say something, only to apologize after for having talked so much

15 years later, vienna design week. konstantin grcic talks about himself and his work. i found him not as scary but still impressive.

i leave you without explanations, have a look at the webpage www.konstantin-grcic.com

why design?

why not?