If you have the two-volume set of Le Corbusier's Modulor books the handy rule will make the perfect addition. This latest facsimile (the earlier one was issued in 2000) of the architect's tape that he always carried, has metric and imperial on one side and his red/blue measuring system on the other, it's four centimeters wide and printed on plastic. Somehow it seems a waste to actually use it as a measuring devise far better to just leave it loosely rolled on your desk or maybe use it as a frieze on a wall. The round metal container it comes in has a three-page essay by Kevin Lippert, the publisher of the Princeton Architectural Press, with some background material about the Rule.
I think this is a simple, wonderful reminder of one of the world's greatest architects
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