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Anna Castelli Ferrieri: marrying aesthetics and technology

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Italian designer Anna Castelli was one of the Italian designers who transformed post World War II plastic futniture perceptions from cheap imitation to work of art. She and her husband Guilio Castelli founded Kartell, and with Augusto Morello she wrote a book, 'Plastic and Design' which explicates the processs of designing while staying aware of efficient manipulation of materials and production economics.

Author: Byars, Mel
Publisher: Graphis US Inc.
Publication Name: Graphis
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0017-3452
Year: 1998
Italy, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing, Plastic Furniture, Design and construction, Furniture industry, Personalities, Works, Designers, Ferrieri, Anna Castelli

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What the tube is for: as cable threatens network and old technology merges with new, the medium that once brought us together is itself coming apart - and yet television is, was and always will be the same

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American audiences like to profess their dislike of television, but programs remain popular and unchanged since a variety of sitcoms, dramas, TV films and game shows were introduced in the 1950s. The only real change has come in the number of networks that compete for TV audiences, resulting in a splintering of cultural viewpoints.

Author: Rich, Frank
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
Innovations, Television broadcasting industry, Marketing, History, Cover Story, Television programs, Television viewers

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Could it be allergies?

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The causes, types, diagnosis and treatment of allergies are discussed. A majority of the 15 to 18 million children who suffer from allergies have respiratory allergies, which are attributed to the inhalation of allergens found in the air.

Author: Martin, Julia
Publisher: MacDonald Communications
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1997
Health aspects, Analysis, Children, Allergy, Child health, Respiratory allergy, Respiratory hypersensitivity

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