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Mark di Suvero at the San Francisco MOMA
I’m usually completely unmoved by the type of large industrial sculptures you find at Storm King or Dia Beacon but I make an exception for a few. Sculptures like Torqued Ellipse (or others by Richard Serra) that physically impose upon … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Osborn, Mark di Suvero, San Francisco MOMA
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Stanford R. Ovshinski, Pioneer in Battery and Solar Technology
I just read the The New York Times obituary of Stanford R. Ovshinski, a pioneer in battery and solar technology. His many inventions included hydrogen fuel cells, the nickel-metal battery (used extensively in hybrid cars) and amorphous semiconductors, which appear in … Continue reading
Emerging Leaders: Trends and Culture Shifts of a New Generation at the Go Green Conference NYC
Next Wednesday September 19th, I’m heading to the GoGreen NYC conference at The (New York) Times Center. I was asked to speak about green business with a panel of other business leaders. The conference is a gathering of environmental advocates, … Continue reading
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Tagged Go Green Conference NYC
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EPA Panel at Brooklyn Navy Yard
I had an interesting discussion with the EPA, yes, that EPA. Amy Anderson from The New York Industrial Retention Network, a local nonprofit that advocates for local and sustainable manufacturing, invited me to a panel with Andrew Kimball, President and … Continue reading
Chrysler Building Sconce
“I want you to have this thing, you’ll do something fun with it.” So far I’ve disappointed my friend Jo, who got this relic when she designed and ran the controversial and celebrated restoration of the Chrysler building lobby in … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Deco, Chrysler Building, Josephine Sokolski, New York City
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Lure Atlanta
My friend Bill Peace and I had a tasty lunch at Atlanta’s South City Kitchen. When we were done, Peace took me for a preview of Lure, just down the block, a new restaurant he designed which was opening that … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, Bill Peace, David Calligeros, Lure Atlanta
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Career Day
I accompanied David recently to his most challenging public speaking engagement yet – career day at our son’s elementary school. The comely and efficient greeting committee gave David his name tag and escorted him to the “lecture hall.” First David … Continue reading
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Colonial Williamsburg
My family and I finally made it out of the foundry and later that evening got ourselves to Colonial Williamsburg. Site of much traditional craft, in action, more than on display, and in period costume to boot. I had to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg
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