
Document Overview:
This document appears to be a technical and artistic catalog or brochure related to furniture design, specifically focusing on works by Alison & Peter Smithson and collaborations with Tecta. It includes references to various furniture pieces, historical context, and artistic philosophy.
The document includes a poetic reflection on the concept of the 'Little Box,' symbolizing growth, memory, and the encapsulation of the world in miniature form. This metaphor relates to Joseph Cornell's artistic approach and the idea of objects being continually reinterpreted and evolving over time.
Details for Tecta, including telephone and fax numbers, and website URLs (www.tecta.de), are provided, indicating the commercial and manufacturing context of the furniture pieces.
The document includes timestamps from March 24, 2010, suggesting the date of creation or last modification. The file names and references (e.g., Faltblatt_Milano_2010.indd) imply this is a brochure or leaflet related to a Milan event or exhibition in 2010.
Note: The document is primarily descriptive and artistic rather than technical in the engineering sense; it lacks explicit technical specifications, procedures, or standards.
Faltblatt_Milano_2010.indd 1 FLYING FURNITURE ALISON & PETER SMITHSON 24.03.2010 15:59:03
Open the catalog to page 1Faltblatt_Milano_2010.indd 3 ALISON & PETER SMITHSON 1953 D 38 TRUNDLING TURK I 24.03.2010 15:59:07
Open the catalog to page 3Faltblatt_Milano_2010.indd 4 Peter Smithson, January 2000 dream came to him. ment as the improving fragments or the shift of the able to be re-called for adjustment or further furbish- Those boxes sold or given to others being 'on loan', I have read that he saw them as 'never-finished'. assembled his magical boxes as a quiet passion. Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), an American artist, 24.03.2010 15:59:08 ALISON SMITHSON & T S 30-1F / S CORNELL
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