Flickr Interlude

Posted by Rob Walker on July 11, 2008
Posted Under: Artists,Flickr Artifacts

Coffee: the Golden Ratio 2004, originally uploaded by Harriete Estel Berman.

More about Harriete Estel Berman in the not-too-distant future. Meanwhile, her caption:

Coffeepot and cups constructed from pre-printed steel from recycled tin containers for IILLY coffee, 10k. gold and aluminum rivets, stainless steel screws. Plastic resin. Stacked espresso cups are permanently attached with a concealed rod going through the cups.

The coffeepot is based on a historical coffeepot from 1728-9. The ratio for the height of the coffeepot to the height of the precariously stacked espresso cups is based on the concept of phi (pronounced ‘fee’), the Golden Ratio, and a pun on the word ‘coffee’. Would you like milk and sugar with your coffee? What is your perfect ratio?

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