10 things I am thankful for
Posted in Discourse on Fri Nov 24, 06 by Kyle under Miscellany.
Good friends
This one really goes without saying and doesn’t need much elaboration.
Dover Books
I love Dover books. They are relatively inexpensive and are full of amazing inspiration for design. They also are a really important source of historic documentation. Their reprinting of old design texts allow us to easily read and look at texts that are old, expensive, and rare enough that they would be almost otherwise impossible to acquire. From obscure historic clothes patterns to the books of architectural drawings of entire buildings Dover books have it all.
Bargain Books
One of my most favorite things in the entire world is finding a good book at a cheap price. For example, I recently had the luck to come across a nice copy of the large catalog book of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $2.50. This may not be as exciting as finding an amazing antique French clock at a yard sale or being given a set of Herter Brothers furniture by you nice old neighbor lady, but such little deals do make for a contented afternoon.
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