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From which stars have we fallen to meet each other here?
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It wasn’t Brigitte Bardot who began wearing Louis Féraud’s bright provincial dresses, but also fangirls like Kim Novak, Ingrid Bergman and Danielle Mitterand clothed themselves in Louis Féraud – a considered a classical French designer in the tradition of Christian Dior, Balenciaga and Givenchy. “I want to please women”, French fashion designer has often been quoted. Féraud built his business empire in Paris in the early 60ies reaching far from mainland Europe to Japan, United States and England. Years later, the company was acquired by German Fink and later by Escada. Today, there are some vintage highlights to be found on diverse platforms. The latest collections are of less interest to the fashionistas.
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Derived from the ancient Portuguese noun “barroco” – meaning a pearl that is not round but of unpredictable and elaborate shape, the word baroque has evolved. Hence, in informal usage, the word baroque can simply mean that something is “elaborate,” with many details, without reference to the Baroque styles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The baroque era is famed for its music, fashion, art and furniture. Indulge in 389 pages of 18th century baroque furniture of the German city Dresden – a first edition collectible book.
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“Very – is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens what it is intended to strengthen.”
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How does a hijaker’s name become airline security common parlance? A Cooper vane – also sometimes called a Dan Cooper switch or D.B. Cooper device, is a mechanical aerodynamic wedge that prevents the ventral airstair of an aircraft from being lowered in flight.
In the United States, following three hijackings in 1972, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered that Boeing 727 aircraft be fitted with Cooper vanes. The device was named for an unidentified airplane hijacker dubbed D. B. Cooper, who used the rear stairway to exit a Boeing 727 in flight and make his escape via parachute in Nevada, after receiving a ransom of USD 200.000 and never to be seen again.
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On 25 May 2003, a Boeing 727-220, registered N844AA, was stolen at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola. Its disappearance prompted a worldwide search by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). No trace of the aircraft has since been found. Still lost and it is March, 2019.
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“Before I came here, I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture, I am still confused – but on a higher level.”
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Efi Sandwich Box
If you are a collector of Germany products this little red sandwich box will be your great find. It is a product by the company Efi which does not exist anymore.
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Qompendium Nasa Ephemera
The Meatball, silkscreen printed white and black on custom-made heavy board. Enjoy the richness of Qompendium Print Publication by experiencing the diverse ephemera produced for the first volume.
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Caran d’Ache Rotary Pencil Sharpener
Paying homage to its fatherland and its creative roots, Caran d’Ache has chosen to produce 4,478 numbered copies of the “Matterhorn” collector’s edition of its rotary pencil sharpener.
