Last Glance
The Glamorous Life
Lift Emotion BV, based in Meppel, the Netherlands, manufactures custom elevators for some of the most luxurious yachts and homes in the world (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2015). Earlier in 2016,...
Elevator World Board, Partners Come Together
This year’s Elevator World, Inc. Board of Directors meeting was truly global. June 2-3 marked the first time the company’s full board (which includes two representatives from Europe), officers and...
Early Elevator Indicator Revisited
The February 2016 issue of ELEVATOR WORLD includes an article, “Paul Schuyler Van Bloem,” written by Dr. Lee Gray in response to a research request from Mark A. Goldstein of...
Escalator Slide
You know the urge to slide down an escalator when you see one? No? Well, if you are a child, you can indulge it safely at the McWane Science Center...
An Age of Wonder
ELEVATOR WORLD Correspondent Dr. Lee Gray sent in these images of a mid 1950s brochure with the following commentary: “The technology associated with vertical transportation is taken for granted in...
Elegant Fix for Accessibility in Pamplona
This unique setup was reported by ArchDaily. It was intended “to resolve the precarious pedestrian ramp access and stairs which overcome [a] 30 m height difference between levels.” The project...
The Unexpected Guest
“BREAKING NEWS: An elevator ‘free falls’ in the up direction, crashing into the floor above.” Truth be told, it was a public-realm commission for the Liverpool Biennial 2012 in the...
Uniting the Elevator World
As usual, this year’s Interlift was a great coming together of the elevator world, and it was the prime opportunity to capture a photo of Elevator World, Inc. staff from...
Old Saint Nicks
Every year, a job fair at a university in Munich, Germany, hosts a training session for Santa Claus to brush up on his holiday skills. Reuters’ Michael Dalder spied these...
Historic, Artful and Utilitarian
The Santa Justa Lift, also known as the “Carmo Lift,” is an elevator in the historical Santa Justa area of Lisbon, Portugal. It connects Carmo Square with the streets below...
