Las Vegas Lighting
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Las Vegas Lighting

I’ve long had a fascination with light fixtures, and Las Vegas – my newly adopted hometown – offers an exciting array of them. From functionally utilitarian to over-the-top, from vintage finds to multi-story custom-designed installations, I find them irresistible. I’m documenting my discoveries on a Pinterest board: Follow Arlene Wszalek’s board Las Vegas Lighting on Pinterest….

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Burning Man Art Comes to Vegas

One of the many grace notes of Tony Hsieh’s ambitious Downtown Project is the integration of visual art into the Las Vegas community. Last year, the Project struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Burning Man to display art from the Burning Man festival once it concludes. Separately, Hsieh bought sculptor Kirk Jellum’s 40×30 foot, fire-spewing “The…

Elbert Hubbard

The unattributed quotation to the right, engraved in the lobby of the Storyteller’s Cafe at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, has often caught my eye. After my most recent visit, my curiosity got the better of me, and I looked up the quotation’s provenance. It’s by Elbert Hubbard, described by Wikipeidia as “an American writer, publisher, artist,…

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For 10-10-10: The Eames’ Powerful Short Film “Powers of 10”

In 1968, Charles and Ray Eames wrote and directed the short film “Powers of 10,” adapted from the book “Cosmic View” by Kees Boeke. In a few minutes, it takes the viewer through the minutiae and magnitude of physical life as we know and imagine it. From a couple having a lakeside picnic to the…