The van der Rohe Forgery

By Raymund Eich
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Published: Jan. 03, 2012
Words: 4,964 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466058637


Short description

When Johan found out his new Barcelona chairs were not antiques from twentieth-century Earth, but instead were nanofabricated fakes, he feared his wife's anger and the mockery of their friends. But against the backdrop of an interplanetary crisis, Johan's sleuthing turned a disaster into an opportunity.

Extended description

When Johan found out his new Barcelona chairs were not antiques from twentieth-century Earth, but instead were nanofabricated fakes, he feared his wife's anger and the mockery of their friends. But against the backdrop of an interplanetary crisis, Johan's sleuthing turned a disaster into an opportunity.

High technology meets modernist design in this science fiction comedy of manners by the author of the novels The Blank Slate and New California.

Tags

nanotechnology, asteroids, architecture, forgery, asteroid belt, modernism, furniture, agamemnon, mies van der rohe, van der rohe, barcelona chair, pallas, nestor, moravec, tungsten

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