Neu Bruderthaler: Permanent Quilts

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Permanent Quilts

My friend Dan Whittaker travels extensively in Asia. An adventurous soul, Dan is also an architect. His photography is amazing and educational.

On his current trip, he created a Facebook photo album of tiles found in Bangkok. The resemblance of the tilework to quilts jumped out at me right away. With his permission, I'd like to share...