His desire for praise and happiness extended to inventing glamorous lives for himself: whale saver, Lothario, business executive.
He even christened an altar ego.
Occasionally he was “Art Vandelay of Vandelay Industries, an exporter-importer,” but most memorably for me, George became “Art Vandelay, architect.”.
His desire for praise and happiness extended to inventing glamorous lives for himself: whale saver, Lothario, business executive.
He even christened an altar ego.
Occasionally he was “Art Vandelay of Vandelay Industries, an exporter-importer,” but most memorably for me, George became “Art Vandelay, architect.”Dec 28, 2019.
What was the inspiration for the names "Vandelay Industries" and "Art Vandelay"? In Seinfeld's episode The Boyfriend, Part 1, when George is at an unemployment office he lies that he gave his last interview at Vandelay Industries for the position of a latex salesman.
George made that name up on the spot in haste..
Architecture is a hybrid of art, technology, and building, and art is a form of human expression that may be shared and interpreted.
The association between architecture and art has often been a complementary collaboration..
Art Vandelay is an alias first used by George in "The Stake Out".
To explain their presence in the lobby of an office building, Jerry and George come up with a cover story based around a man they plan to meet named Art Vandelay, an importer-exporter who works in the building..
Art Vandelay thought he could dominate a room in his projection of cool
With absolutely zero basis in reality. Robots are replacing CAD monkeys. The AIA says only 40% of those with professional degrees can expect to get jobs in architecture
After spending a few hundred thousand dollars on education.
His desire for praise and happiness extended to inventing glamorous lives for himself:
Art Vandelay is said to be an architect
A profession which George often claims an interest in
While Vandelay Industries is involved in latex. Mrs. Sokol:
So where have you been looking for work? George:
Well
You know what I've discoveredMrs. Sokol
It's not so much the looking as the listening. I listen for work.
His desire for praise and happiness extended to inventing glamorous lives for himself: whale saver, Lothario, business executive. He even christened an altar ego. Occasionally he was “Art Vandelay of Vandelay Industries, an exporter-importer,” but most memorably for me, George became “Art Vandelay, architect.”
Art Vandelay is first used in "The Stake Out". George and Jerry invent an excuse to explain their presence in the lobby of an office building. They explain that they are meeting Art Vandelay, an importer-exporter who works in the building.
Art Vandelay is said to be an architect, a profession which George often claims an interest in, while Vandelay Industries is involved in latex. Mrs. Sokol: So where have you been looking for work? George: Well, you know what I've discovered, Mrs. Sokol, it's not so much the looking as the listening. I listen for work.