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...characteristically Scandinavian. The floor and table lamps (1979) of Denmark's Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup are dated high-tech novelty items. Norwegians Svein Gusrud and Hans Christian Mengshoel's Balans Activ chair contraption (1979), made in Norway, is equally uncharming. It consists of a kneepad connected by steel tubes to a padded seat, all of which is supposed to relieve pressure on the spine. It is, instead, a pain in the eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Century of Scattered Flowers | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

...Saturday afternoon, while playing football, E. S. Richards, '85, the Yale goal kicker and halfback, was seriously injured. He was thrown in a scrimmage and wrenched and bruised his kneepad in such a manner that he had to be carried from the field. He will probably be unable to play again this season. This is a great loss to Yale as Richards is one of the best goal kickers in the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/17/1883 | See Source »

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