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artifact:blue-glasses-royal-dutch-glassworksBlue Glasses (Royal Dutch Glassworks)
Hand-blown drinking glasses with blue spirals, designed by Alexander with gold enamel and gold leaf ornament; deeply liked by the glassblowers themselves.
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Thinkers (3)
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- Christopher Alexanderauthored
- Katalin BendeauthoredCollaborator on the blue glasses and the Puerto Rico bridge; asked Alexander why anyone would be afraid of true beauty.
- Don ReilleyauthoredGlassblower who blew an earlier prototype of Alexander's finished glasses.
Concepts (1)
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- Pleasing Yourselfassociated_withThe core prescription of the chapter: making what truly pleases you at the deepest level, which Alexander argues is the key to creating all living structure and the path to the I.
Claims (1)
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- Definition of genuine liking as originating in a pre-conceptual, child-like authenticity.
Events (1)
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- Glassmaking Sessions at Royal Dutch Glassworksassociated_withIntensive day of iterative glassblowing with Henk Verweg where many variants of the blue glasses were tried, leading to the glass Henk secretly kept.