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Bruce Sterling
Mar 6, 2009 6:38 AM

The Splendid Eva Ziesel

*Born in 1906! She's 103 years old! Survived Nazis! Survived Communists! And she's a top-notch industrial designer and she's still whippin' it!

*Just looking at her cheers me all up.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1395-NY-Home-Design-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Youre-never-too-old-for-home-design–just-ask-103yearold-Eva-Zeisel

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