20th century style
The last couple of weeks when I stayed at Baylor, I stayed with a guy who lives in a house that lives in 1955. Long, low, flat, slate, and filled with gorgeous examples of American De Stijl, from elliptical tables to weirdly low chairs, and a kitchen to die for: all brushed metal and blond wood, with severe stemware and flatware. What a way to live. And the light in the place was fantastic.
It reminded me very much of how I would have wanted to live when I was a Baylor student. We were all into that style, and had all reverently read Harriet and Vetta Goldstein, and loved the idea that everything in your life, even the objects, even the ceiling, could have integrity. We didn't just agree with the idea, we didn't just love it: we were turned on by it.
Still are. That same group of friends is still together, our ideals unchanged, our passions undimmed. How fun, to have real life answer to our idealism in spite of all those smirking grown-ups!
It reminded me very much of how I would have wanted to live when I was a Baylor student. We were all into that style, and had all reverently read Harriet and Vetta Goldstein, and loved the idea that everything in your life, even the objects, even the ceiling, could have integrity. We didn't just agree with the idea, we didn't just love it: we were turned on by it.
Still are. That same group of friends is still together, our ideals unchanged, our passions undimmed. How fun, to have real life answer to our idealism in spite of all those smirking grown-ups!
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