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...Difficult times often stimulate the creative imagination. On a recent trip to Cartier's archives in Paris, I was amazed by the innovation that evolved from the French jeweler's 100-year relationship with the U.S. Who knew the famous Tank Française watch was allegedly inspired by a tank used in World War I? Or that some of Cartier's most brilliant jewelry designs came from orders placed by American clients? It's further proof that consumers, whether they're buying fine jewelry or using paper bags instead of plastic, will inspire future design...
...Adams House was to invite a professional director to live in the house for a brief period of time in order to get to know the students before putting on a play. The auditions used to be open only to Adams residents, but more recently, it became increasingly difficult to consistently choose a full cast roster strictly from within the house. “Instead of ending a tradition,” Shapiro says, “we opened auditions up to the rest of the school and the public.”“The Pregnant Pause?...
...said they supported Social Sciences Dean Steven M. Kosslyn’s decision to appoint Campbell as chair, which was announced to the department in an e-mail Wednesday. “My sense is that he will be very, very good at the helm, particularly with dealing with difficult problems in a difficult period,” said economics professor Claudia Goldin. As chair, Campbell will inherit a challenge that his predecessor Stock has been wrestling with for much of the year–decreasing budgets while managing a department with one of the lowest student to faculty ratios...
...classes but that are essential to the art of ceramics. David also picked up rare methods, like raku, a Japanese technique where the clay is baked in an outdoor bonfire instead of a traditional kiln so that it acquires a metallic, earthy sheen. Finding similarly passionate potters was more difficult upon arriving at Harvard. “There are no other undergrads quite as involved as I am,” he says, “but I hope to change that.” He fosters undergraduate excitement about ceramics by producing “Clay All Night...
...origin of human knowledge, like in the story of Eden,” she says. “The physical form itself of the trees is mirrored on the shape of a mushroom cloud. A lot of it came to me really intuitively; it just felt right. It was difficult in a great way.”Laubacher will continue to practice design at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, part of the University of the Arts London. “The boundaries between art forms are blurring,” Laubacher says...