Frozen Music

On a Sunday afternoon car ride home from Alabama a few months ago, my architect brother--on one of his inspired, grandiose 'philosophy of architecture' rants--described architecture as "frozen music". He probably didn't coin the term, but I liked it. I can definitely see where he's coming from. Like powerful music, great design in architecture can make you feel something.

I vividly remember one experience I had at the Jewish Museum in Berlin--a museum that focuses a great deal on the Holocaust. Upon walking into one particularly dark, barren room, I was filled with angst and felt my stomach just drop. Of course, the context had something to do with it, but the materials and angles of the building really put you in a certain mood.

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I would certainly say that I appreciate art and jewelry with an architectural influence, but these Phillipe Tournaire rings are preeeety intense and quite literal!

I do find this city ring pretty attractive...



Perhaps not the most practical, but certainly very interesting! I wonder if my brother could find some frozen music in them.