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A radio show about design with host @romanmars, plus @kurtkohlstedt, @daphall, @vivianhle, @action__johnson and more! NYT Best Seller: https://t.co/LU1Q01bgkq
May 29, 2022 10 tweets 6 min read
In the late 1700s, Friedrich Froebel was on track to be an architect, but became an educator instead. In pursuing this other career, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect. 99pi.org/episode/inheri… 🧵 1/9 Friedrich Froebel's lasting legacy is his invention of the kindergarten. If you’ve ever looked at a piece of abstract art or Modernist design and thought “my kindergartener could have made that,” well, that may be more true than you ever realized. 2/9