Last week our entire office went for a photoshoot. We wanted an exciting and interesting new experience for our office photos, so we went to the Stony Island Arts Bank created by Theaster Gates.
In our residences, we always discuss with our clients the specifics of where they think they may wish to read in the home we are designing. This discussion is important, especially as our reading is changing from book and newspaper to computer and iPad, not to mention phone. The space requirements remain similar, in that one must consider the chair, the light, the table, all of which make that spot your “go to” place to read. Feeling held is how I refer to the warmth of that moment when one settles in with a glorious book.
Stony Island Arts Bank created by Theaster Gates. This room houses the Johnson Publishing Company’s archives.
Candida Höfer, Biblioteca Gerald da Universidade de Coimbra IV, 2006. C-print, from an edition of 6.
Image courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland’s oldest university, home to the book of Kells. Built between 1712-1732 and renovated in 1860.
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Abbey Library, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Getty images. The oldest library in Switzerland. One unique feature of the library is the collection of manuscripts from the Early Middle Ages until 1805.
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Phillips Exeter Academy Library. Located in Exeter, NH. Constructed by renowned architect, Louis Khan. 9 levels with shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes. Such treasures 13th to 16th-century illuminated manuscripts, 16th-century wood engravings, original ships’ logs, and early British and American newspapers are available for scholarly research and are displayed from time to time in special exhibits. The Library’s Ottaway/Bown Adams Silent Film Library is a collection of more than 300 films produced in the United States, England, France, Germany, and Russia.
Image Courtesy of Phillips Exeter Academy.