Word: linoleum
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...according to Javan, “Maybe a handful are self-taught”) many have to contend with a severe lack of artistic supplies and, therefore, must improvise. Once Cuba lost the financial support of the Soviet Union, according to Javan, some artists were forced to use kitchen linoleum for the lack of printing material more suited to artistic purposes. These multifaceted artists display talents in a wide array of media including etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs. “They all seem to do a little bit of everything,” Javan notes...
...place is a dump,” she said. “They promised tiled floors—we got linoleum [floors] and concrete walls. There’s holes in the walls. It was dirty when we moved...
...There was a huge amount of pressure to keep expenses extremely low, so...it’s not as comfy-loungey as some may expect it to be,” said Bhatt, who added that the designers had originally intended to install hardwood floors but ultimately opted for linoleum. “That was definitely something that hung over all of the design committee’s meetings: ‘Okay, is this within our budget?’”Though the concept of an undergraduate study space had existed for as long as seven years...
...length of the building. “We were able to get past the fact that it had zero charm because it had all the modern amenities of 1959,” said Bertram E. Busch ’62, noting Quincy’s non-descript, linoleum looking tile floor and lack of darkwood. Former residents also noted the appeal of elevators, modern facilities, and individual bedrooms for each occupant, citing these incentives as a draw from the vibrant culture of the existing Houses. “It wasn’t laden with ghosts of years past...
Instead, the auto manufacturers, especially The Big Three, are showing up with paper and Styrofoam versions of their future models which will sit on linoleum floors. The most extravagant attractions, which were often better than the cars, will be completely absent. As The Wall Street Journal points out, "Chrysler LLC has eliminated its popular test track in the basement of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, for which it once trucked in tons of dirt, rocks and logs and where attendees could go for a short spin in a Jeep. " (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...