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Jean Prouvé: a chair shows where the weight goes
The Standard chair’s legs are deliberately different: their shapes reveal the structural work hidden inside an everyday object.
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Patañjali: a short sentence is not a shortcut
A definition of yoga asks us to distinguish movements of the mind from what we actually know about a tradition.
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Spathiphyllum wallisii: the white sail is not a giant petal
The peace lily’s white sail is a modified leaf: its tiny flowers sit on the central spike inside it.
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Hummingbirds: reversing is not a flight played backwards
A study of Anna’s hummingbirds reveals precise changes in posture and wing movements as the birds back away from flowers.
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Quaderno: the Italian word that keeps a four inside
The name of the Italian notebook recalls sheets gathered in groups: folding paper makes its history easier to understand.
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