Word: estheticism
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Such success brings a little creature comfort for Hamnett, Sam and young William (born in 1981), like the getaway cottage the family keeps in Majorca. It also permits the designer an occasional indulgence (her North London office, walled round with papier-mache rock, looks like Plato's cave built from...
There are some delightful "pure" works of art in this show, like Alexander Calder's little maquette for a huge motorized sculpture at the New York World's Fair -- a small, sharp orrery with strong cosmological overtones. There are also some rarities by lesser-known artists, notably the huge cubist...
THE REAL VALUE of the book lies in its explanation of the indirect benefits of conservation. Mankind could lose valuable but as yet unknown drugs from plants, the esthetic beauty of the gnarled Bristle Cone Pines and the majestic blue whales, and the companionship of our pets. Crass, short-term...
The new headquarters has a garage, and both Steiner and Chafin cited the esthetic advantages of the new site. "We've been here in the basement for a number of years," Chafin said. The new office, he added, "won't look like a police station."
The new headquarters has a garage, and both Steiner and Chafin cited the esthetic advantages of the new site. "We've been here in the basement for a number of years," Chafin said. The new office, he added, "won't look like a police station."