Tag: history
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Transition lights
This great layout from Vogue magazine from February 15, 1934 allows me to highlight some super things about our collections here at the FIT Library. The Gladys Marcus Library specializes in feeding the designer’s mind. We focus most on clothing and textiles, but we also have universal design, toy design, interior design, and fine arts…
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Old Silk, Old Roads, Old Habits
Last week, I came across an article which highlights some recent textile finds in Milan. These relics are associated with the early Christian Saint Ambrose, who was elected bishop of the city of Milan in 374 C.E. What makes his burial of interest to us is that among the items kept in his honor…
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The Future, as Imagined in the Past
So today I got an email from the British Museum, which has several really nifty blogs. http://www.britishmuseum.org/blog.aspx?ref=header Not surprising, because they are a museum full of very nifty things. Someone on staff had found an article, written in 1969, thinking about how the museum will be for patrons come 2069. Some of the guesses are…