Mike has returned from a European excursion.
Turkish coffee - medium sugar
*Istanbul*
Soffit at the Topkapi Palace
*Istanbul*
Textural stonework by Carlo Scarpa for Olivetti
*Venice*
Which is all very lovely, but the doorbells | campanile of Venice are something else...
Venetian Campanello
So, here's a validation of my visceral connections to residential Venice through iPhone photos.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... now it is real.
Venetian Campanello
Venetian Campanello
Not a Venetian Campanello - a Venetian Tartufo.
Pure
decadent chocolate deliciousness.
In
a world mediated by touch screens, imagery and keyboards,
it
just seemed really fabulous to come across something truly tactile.
Then again, there is always design, tactility and craft that misses the mark.
It's made me think even more about where we touch architecture and how
architecture can touch us.
Not
just in terms of a striking image but really reaching out and giving us a cuddle,
bringing people together.
Henceforth Mike
