“#FrankLloydWright famously claimed that playing with Froebel kindergarten blocks kindled his fascination for form-making. #LeCorbusier, #BuckminsterFuller and #CharlesEames started with the brightly coloured geometric wooden pieces too. Then came #Meccano: look at #NormanFoster’s HSBC Tower in Hong Kong or #RichardRogers’ Lloyd's of London, the lineage is clear.
So what about #LEGO? The world’s best-selling constructional toy this week launched its Smart Bricks but perhaps it is looking the wrong way. Lego’s legacy resides in its inherent #simplicity.”
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Musical Interlude: Here's a bit of dark fun. This is a number from the Rogers & Hart musical "A Connecticut Yankee," in which Morgan le Fay sings of how, rather than cheating on her husbands, she just killed them. It wasn't part of the original musical, but was added for a revival where the character was made more a comic anti-heroine.
"To Keep My Love Alive," performed by Ella Fitzgerald.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXeT8cRM-A
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