Remembering Eva Zeisel

Eva Zeisel, a pioneer of 20th-century industrial design, celebrated her 105th birthday with family and friends last November 13, 2011. After a long and extraordinary life, she passed away less than two months later on December 30. Like so many others who appreciated her influence in modernist design, I was sad to hear of her passing. Her life, at times, read like a Hollywood script.
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WEEKLY EMAIL: JANUARY 19, 2012
FEATURED THIS WEEK : JOHN FOSTER Remembering Eva Zeisel Eva Zeisel, a pioneer of 20th-century industrial design, celebrated her 105th birthday with family and friends last November 13, 2011. After a long and extraordinary life, she passed away less than two months later on December 30. Like so many others who appreciated her influence in modernist design, I was sad to hear of her passing. Her life, at times, read like a Hollywood script. READ MORE
ADAM HARRISON LEVY A History Of The World In 100 Objects I've been told that our civilization will be known for our diaper landfills and our nuclear waste sites. Other fragments of our culture might survive as well: bits of Tupperware, mountains of lithium batteries or maybe the traces of our highway system. The foundation of a skyscraper might make for a breakthrough excavation but the islands of plastic bottles floating in the oceans may prove puzzling. Perhaps we will bury a cache of digital archives somewhere, to be deciphered one day like the hieroglyphics on an Egyptian sarcophagus. READ MORE MICHAEL ERARD Imaging the Brain Like the map of the American West, the parts of the human brain are named for its explorers, who had a penchant for honoring each other with slices of cerebral territory. Broca. Wernicke. Heschl. Brodmann. Rather unhelpfully to someone who doesn't live and breathe brain anatomy. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility. Find out more about Sappi here >> Order a copy of eQ003 >> Download a PDF copy >> Learn to be a design critic through SVA's D-Crit program.Design as subject matter, criticism as a literary genre and the range of tools with which to practice design criticism. Watch videos of presentations by the Class of 2011 >> The D-Crit Program >> SVA Website >> PAT KIRKHAM Reassessing the Saul Bass and Alfred Hitchcock Collaboration Drawing upon a wide range of sources, including interviews with designer and filmmaker Saul Bass and film director Billy Wilder, this article reassesses the evidence, scholarship and debates about the contributions made by Bass to three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. READ MORE JOHN FOSTER Accidental Mysteries, 01.08.12 Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER The place to go for the latest and most trusted information regarding sustainability in our industry. eQ from Sappi >> D-Crit: Design as subject matter. Criticism as literary genre. Learn at SVA >> Design the future of giving. Enter our competition now >> Mixel for iPad. Download the world's first social collage app FREE >> OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE On Wallace Berman Eames the Typeface Edward Hopper's Studio POEM OF THE WEEK Green Farmhouse Chairs A poem by Donald Hall. READ MORE RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED Learn World Calligraphy Margaret Shepherd All the Roads are Open: The Afghan Journey Annemarie Schwarzenbach R 20th Century: 10 Years in Tribeca Zesty Meyers & Evan Snyderman, editors
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