Quick bites about whatever interests me, amuses me, or not.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
35 Vintage Library Posters from the New Deal Era
Between 1936 and 1943 thousands of boldly coloured and graphically diverse posters were produced by the Work Projects Administration, established as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.
(Source: aerogrammestudio.com)
An Italian Library That Seems To Be Floating On Water
Italian architectural studio Andrea Maffei Architects—together with Japanese architect Arata Isozaki—has designed and built a new public library that appears to be floating on water.
Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you their philosophies, their concepts of the world, of humanity and of creation. You will learn about events that have shaped our history, of deeds both noble and ignoble. All of this knowledge is yours for the taking… Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.
Neil Armstrong, in a letter to the children of Troy, Mich. (via Mental Floss)
(Source: prdaily.com)
Venture Inside of Quebec’s Garden of Decaying Books
Berlin landscape architect Thilo Folkerts and Canadian artist Rodney LaTourelle designed the Jardin de la Connaissance back in 2010 as an installation for the International Festival des Jardins de Metis in Quebec. As time passed, the some 40,000 books and wood plates making up the walls of their garden have decayed and dissolved, while new life has also found its way in to the space.
The Book Truck: Mobile Library Hits Mexico City’s Streets
“People love the truck. They get very impressed about the inside space, the book collection and the possibilities it offers for finding images, book reading and getting acquainted with contemporary art,” Maldonado says. “Mexico City has a huge cultural offering that we intend to be a part of so that people from the neighborhoods get accustomed to see our truck full of art books.”
Stuttgart City Library, Stuttgart, Germany (from The 25 Most Beautiful Public Libraries in the World)
