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(Originally published in PLC's newspaper column, Demystifying Design, in the Napa Valley Register)
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Patti's 10 Favorites Beyond Design
"Getting to Know Your Designer" ... by Joan McDonald, An interview by Aspired Design Magazine ADM: Favorite book? PLC: The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas ADM: Favorite song? PLC: Layla, Eric Clapton ADM: Favorite movie? PLC: Any 1940s black and white and The Godfather series ADM: Favorite staple in your pantry PLC: Capers ADM: Favorite flower PLC: Peony ADM: Favorite car PLC: Porsche 356 C ADM: Favorite vacation destination PLC: Forte dei Marmi ADM: Favorite athletic
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Looking Through the Looking-Glass
When Lewis Carroll wrote “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There” in 1871, I wonder if he knew that mirrors had such an intriguing history. He probably did. He had the kind of mind that was curious and could think abstractly. Did you know that this author and poet graduated from Oxford with a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics? First in his class, no less. It comes as no surprise to me that a mirror was just the thing to stimulate his imagination. The first manufa
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