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Rai urges world powers to stop support of terror: SANA

Source: Lebanon Daily Star

BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai urged the international community to stop supporting terror in Syria, according to a report published Friday by Syria’s official news agency SANA. “I call on the international community and I t ...
Full article at: Lebanon Daily Star  More like this  May 10 2013, 2:30am CDT

From Britten P/L Fall Winter 2013 Lookbook

Source: Selectism

Australia’s From Britten P/L, founded by brothers Alexander and Tim Britten-Finschi, present what’s to come for Fall Winter 2013. Using ‘the utility and history of menswear’ as a basis, their deceptively simple clothing hide a raft of interesting detail ...
Full article at: Selectism  More like this  May 7 2013, 6:25am CDT

A tribute to Oscar Niemeyer at the United Nations, New York

Source: Wallpaper

The wonderful Oscar Niemeyer is at the centre of another tribute, this time for his work on the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Organised by the Mission of Brazil to the UN and our personal bastion o ...
Full article at: Wallpaper  More like this  May 3 2013, 1:18pm CDT

Amoroso: Brasilia has grown a lot

Source: FIFA

Officially unveiled as Brazil's capital in 1960, Brasilia went through a significant transformation in its early years with this status. Even so, it provided the ideal scenario for a young lad dreaming of making it as a footballer, with wide streets, spa ...
Full article at: FIFA  More like this  May 3 2013, 8:45am CDT

Art Review: ‘Better Homes’ at SculptureCenter

Source: International Herald Tribune

Is it a glass box in the sky or a split-level on a cul-de-sac? A micro-unit or a McMansion? “Better Homes,” a new exhibition at SculptureCenter, suggests that none of these aspirations may be adequate. This is not an architecture-and ...
Full article at: International Herald Tribune  More like this  May 2 2013, 4:29pm CDT

Gwyneth Paltrow's Revealing Dress: Designer Antonio Beradi Talks Her See-Through Look

Source: E! Online

"Gwyneth manages to bridge the gap of glamour and modernity," Berardi told E! News of the Goop gal, who hit the Iron Man 3 premiere in a gown from his AW13 collection. "She makes things look iconic!" Indeed, we doubt any starl ...
Full article at: E! Online  More like this  Apr 26 2013, 4:15pm CDT

Africa: Ahead of Assembly Hall Renovation, UN Honours Designers of Its Iconic Headquarters

Source: AllAfrica.com

With an extensive renovation of the great General Assembly Hall imminent, United Nations officials today paid tribute to architect Oscar Niemeyer and other members of the UN board of design in a ceremony that revisited the inception of ...
Full article at: AllAfrica.com  More like this  Apr 26 2013, 1:57am CDT

UN pays tribute to architect Oscar Niemeyer

Source: New Kerala

"Our architects were ahead of the times," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as he helped open the proceedings, noting that the Secretariat building was the first based on its particular glass and steel structure. "I hope that we will follow ...
Full article at: New Kerala  More like this  Apr 24 2013, 11:34pm CDT

The Columnists

Source: Wall Street Journal

"There isn't any point to designing something unless you're making it a bit better than it was before. Good design is just improvement, to pick a single word. It could be a minimal improvement, like a nicer color. Or it could be a m ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  Apr 24 2013, 5:34pm CDT

Lenny's rise from garage to Brazil's bikini queen

Source: The Citizen

RIO DE JANEIRO — Before she became Brazil's bikini queen, with an empire of chic boutiques and legions of VIP fans that include Hollywood A-listers and pop royalty, Lenny Niemeyer was locked away in her garage, making swimwear ...
Full article at: The Citizen  More like this  Apr 18 2013, 1:17pm CDT


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