1. Lathes make wheels, or, more precisely, they make cylindrical objects. 2. Some centres had been very successful in training these children to make valuable objects. 3. Such objects were probably made by goldsmiths working for chieftains, as with the crown jewels of more advanced polities. 4. Along with Catalin, these plastics revolutionized the way radios and other objects could be made. 5. But fortunately for the do-it-yourselfer, many beautiful objects are made of soft metals like brass, copper, aluminum, pewter, tin. 6. By extending the process, Hull realized, he could make solid objects from light-cured plastics. 7. For another, the reinforced concrete seems temporary and physically vague, which makes these huge objects seem like mockups for something else. 8. He made those objects in unlikely materials, the way he has recreated the unlovely Styrofoam slab that is nearly as central to the Venice installation as the flag. 9. He read the works of William Morris, the English designer and printer who had advocated making ordinary objects as beautiful as possible. 10. Kirk has always been good with his hands, and so over the years he has made objects ranging from furniture to shelves to toys. |