The Unisphere!

I finally made the trek out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the site of the 20th Century World's Fair, where I saw The Unisphere, and some other strange alien buildings.  The theme of the fair, back in 1964, was"Peach Through Understanding" and dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe."  

 

Seeing the colossal spherical structure and connecting with the theme of the fair was rejuvenating and gave me the inspiration I was looking for last week.

Barcelona Chairs and Pilates Reformers

I had a great time visiting Gratz Industries for a meeting last week (for a top secret project!).  Gratz began in 1929 and is the original manufacturer of the Barcelona Chair and the Pilates Reformer machine.  They also design and fabricate custom furniture and other interior components such as the glass wall shown below. I'm excited to work with them on my current project and hopefully more in the future.

To read more about the history of the company, click here.

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Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal

Thanks to Open House New York, the old TWA terminal at JFK Airport, designed by Eero Saarinen, was open to the public for just three hours last Sunday.  The terminal has been sitting empty for quite a while, and I was thrilled to have the chance to finally walk through the long tunnels from the Jet Blue terminal into this futuristic concrete creation.  Eventually the building might be converted into a boutique hotel, so this may have been the last chance for the public to get a glimpse of what it looked like when it was a functioning airport terminal.  However, according to this article on NewYorkology, there has also been talk of creating regular visiting hours on certain days of the week, so perhaps it won't be long until we can visit again.