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...transoms give the place an almost clubby, old-world feel. This is the beating heart of Opus Dei. The chambers themselves, where a dozen numeraries and priests make their homes, are spartan and impeccably orderly. Hardly a scrap of paper is out of place. Each room has a wooden desk, a chair, a single bed, a bureau and a private bath. A few have desktop computers, but most seem devoid of personal knickknacks. All the rooms are without telephones or TVs, although some members do carry cellphones. Yet you have to look closely to see evidence that you are inside...
CLAIM TO FAME King is the founder and CEO of Humanscale, a maker of ergonomic office products. Most high-performance desk chairs depend on a maze of knobs and levers to control the settings. Humanscale seat positions are based on the sitter's weight, so the chairs require fewer parts and use fewer environmental resources...
...Andrew Sribyatta, $1,800 (projectimportexport.com) recycled aluminum Bark candlesticks, two for $159 (vivaterra.com) FLOR Heartfelt recyclable modular tile, made of natural face fibers, wool and the African plant kenaf, $14.99 (interfaceflor.com) Opposite page: Fresh Fat bowl by Tom Dixon, woven with eco-friendly Provista plastic, $565 (propertyfurniture.com) cardboard BeeBoard desk by Piet Boon for Design Within Reach, $678 (dwr.com...
...Crimson editor Joy Z. Chen is at a loss to describe the shape of the Polly Pocket-sized common room in her double—“A truncated square? A pentagon, I guess.” The bedroom is even tinier, requiring Chen to climb over her desk to enter. Other highlights include the closet’s “distinctive Tetris-block shape” and the dumpsters outside the door. Dunster K-51: This geometric marvel features a hexagonal common room with two trapezoidal fire doors, a bedroom the size of an Apley closet...
...usually backed by the cacophonous melodies of a band on one side of the stage. Virtually each line is delivered with breathtaking intensity, which contributes to the tone but occasionally leads to some unintentionally amusing moments, as when Eurydice dramatically sings about the mug of pens on her writing desk. Most of the time, however, they’re singing about love, death, Hell, and obsession, so a certain excessiveness is appropriate. The actors throw themselves wholeheartedly into their demanding roles, stomping around the stage, yelling and muttering (and doing both in song form, which can?...