Concrete Plans for Tomorrow
April 28th, 2008
When one thinks of the future of architecture and design, one is inclined to think about environmentally sustainable woods such as bamboo or (Read...)
Renzo Piano’s New Museum
May 05th, 2008
Renzo Piano descends from a proud line of Italian builders but he diverged from his family’s professional lineage, becoming an architect in the age of machinery. When Piano and his collaborator, English architect Richard Rogers, won an international competition to design the Georges Pomidou Centre in Paris in 1971, they became known for their flamboyantly industrial sensibility. They also forged a connection with the international art establishment. After designing the Pompidou, Piano went on to work on a range of art museums and concert halls in Europe and the United States. … (More…)
Heroes of the Everyday: Street Furniture’s Role in Society
April 21st, 2008
Unassuming, unexciting, usually unnoticed – this is the fate of street furniture, the numerous items of public fixture that we take for gr (Read...)
Plywood Flowers: The Dysfunctional Art of Andy Ouchi
April 14th, 2008
Paula Vogel interviewed playwright Sarah Ruehl in a 2007 issue of Bomb Magazine. Talking about the drawn-out bickering that often occurs in p (Read...)
Introspection and Discovery. An Interview with Artist, Paul Fernandez-Carol.
April 07th, 2008
What inspired you to become a fine artist?
I enjoy the challenge of making images. I’ve always made images my w (Read...)
A New Take on the Oldest Art-form
March 31st, 2008
At Jimmy’s #43 on East 7th St in Manhattan, the branzino special is served to a table. Branzino is a Mediterranean sea bass, and in this pa (Read...)
Packaging Winners at Expo West
March 24th, 2008
My editor and I took a deep breath as we dove into the organized chaos that was the Natural Products Expo West in March.
Our mission w (Read...)
What’s Packaging Got to do With It?
March 24th, 2008
So it may sound a bit discriminating to judge by appearances only but if that’s all the information you have, you don’t have much of a ch (Read...)
Neurotic Design: Woody Allen’s Take on Interiors
March 18th, 2008
Woody Allen’s films are all about people with mucked up interior lives. Allen’s characters are often over dependent on their shrinks, stu (Read...)
Designer Politics: Pop Culture and Colors in American Campaigning
March 10th, 2008
To win the popular vote in any race, be it state or national, one must be popular. Voters have to be proud of their candidates, or at least r (Read...)
