Edith Head on Audrey Hepburn and “Transformation Through Wardrobe”
In this clip from a 1953 episode of “You Asked For It” Hollywood costume design legend Edith Head explains to host Art Baker how she familiarizes herself with a film’s actress as part of the process of “transformation through wardrobe.”
The example Edith Head uses here to illustrate this concept is her work with Audrey Hepburn for the film Roman Holiday. Edith Head won the Oscar in 1953 for costume design for Roman Holiday.
Read about designer Edith Head in a recent post.
Silly Saturday: What If Fonts Were Human?
Designers know that each font typeface has a unique style or “personality.” But has anyone considered what could happen if these personalities took human form?
Could “Ransom” take over the world?
Will “Courier” and “Curls MT” be saved?
And what about “Zapf Dingbats”?
For the answers to these and other pressing questions, tune into this hilarious video by Collegehumor.com and find out.
A Ride on the Olympian Hiawatha
Travel back in time and in luxury on a Pacific Northwest holiday on the “super speed” Olympian Hiawatha. This train features Brooks Stevens’ designed “Skytop” domed observation cars.
After your trip, read more about Stevens and the Olympian Hiawatha in our recent post.
R.O. Blechman CBS Christmas Message (1966)
Design and Desire in the Twentieth Century wishes our readers a joyous holiday season and bright, happy new year. Please enjoy and share this touching holiday animation by cartoonist R.O. Blechman, originally broadcast on CBS almost fifty years ago.
Simple Gifts: No Room at the Inn
In the 1970s, illustrator and cartoonist R.O. Blechman and his Ink Tank animation studio produced a holiday special for Public Broadcasting called “Simple Gifts.” The program featured segments developed by artists Maurice Sendak, Seymour Chwast and James McMullan. Here is one segment from the program, “No Room at the Inn.”
Harry Bertoia: Sound Sculptures
Here the son of sculptor and designer Harry Bertoia plays his father’s sound sculptures. The clip is both fascinating and haunting.
Read more about Harry Bertoia and Sonambient in our recent post.
Visit the exhibition “Harry Bertoia: Sound + Vision” on exhbbit now through December 23, 2012 at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The exhibition “Harry Bertoia: Sound + Vision” runs now through December 23, 2012 at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The Battle Scene from THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
The battle scene clip in today’s post is from THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), based on the H.G. Wells novel, with art directoion from Academy Award-winner Hal Pereira.
Read more about Hal Pereira and his brother, modernist architect William, in last week’s post.
William Pereira’s Disneyland Howard Johnson’s Hotel
Enjoy this stylish video highlighting California architect William Pereira’s Disneyland Howard Johnson’s Hotel along with more of his famous California Modernist structures.
In case you missed last week’s post on William and his brother, Paramount Studios art director, Hal Pereira, click here.
The Warehouse: A Ruin in Princeton, NJ
Architect and designer Michael Graves discusses his home that he renovated from an old warehouse. This video was originally posted on Dwell Magazine Web site.
Silly Saturday: Frank Lloyd Wright on “What’s my Line?”
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright makes an appearance on “What’s My Line?” in June 1956. Enjoy Frank Lloyd Wright being Frank Lloyd Wright.
