Word: castoffs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...books on the art of handmade home building. His present house, a redwood-shingled geodesic dome flanked by a three-story watchtower, is a dumpyard special. "I must have washed 10,000 board feet to get off the chicken and horse dung and spilled wine," says Kahn about his castoff supplies. But he has no complaints about the price, just $8,500 for the dome and tower, plus $3,500 for the lot (100 ft. by 100 ft). Nor does he begrudge his eight months of hard labor. "Carpenters have a remarkably low incidence of mental illness," he insists. Reason...
...Pont officials profess to be undisturbed by the success of their castoff, claiming they did well to dump an expensive failure. Of course, they might feel otherwise if the Corfam shoe were still on their foot...
...virtues, the New Jewelry, which at times takes massive assertive forms that resemble nothing so much as castoff machine parts, is not to everyone's taste. Not every woman has the bearing to wear it, admit its creators. "It looks great on a Milanese model," says Lyon, "but doesn't look so hot on an old bag." Even thieves have not yet become aware of its worth. In a recent robbery of the home of an American writer in Paris, everything was stolen-with the exception of one New Jewelry silver bracelet with a moonstone...
Stern's affinity for neon developed in the late 1960s, when he began collecting castoff neon fixtures from stores that were simply throwing them away. "I finally had about 40 of them hanging on the walls of my loft," he recalls. "Some of my friends saw them, liked them and even bought them. That's when I first got the idea of selling neon fixtures for use in the home." It took Partner Romanoff longer to succumb to neon, but now he too is an incurable addict. Recently he suffered through "this terrible old Ida Lupino movie because...
...traditional rummage sale is a backyard affair at which the customers gather to buy a neighbor's castoff items -ranging from rusty potato peelers to used refrigerators-at castoff prices. In the past few years, however, the sales have grown too big for the one-family garage; they have moved into farm fields, drive-in theaters, convention halls and even Pasadena's famous Rose Bowl. A far cry from the old neighborhood affairs, which were largely stocked with merchandise from family attics, the new supersales have become major outlets for professional merchants anxious to dispose of leftover goods...