Category: Design

Architects Katy Ghahremani, Shawn Adams and Sumele Adelana explore the link between sustainability and inclusivity in the third episode of our Climate Salon podcast series with SketchUp. Continue reading

Danish furniture company Takt has launched Spoke Sofa, a sofa that can be fully disassembled and have its parts replaced and recycled, in Copenhagen for 3 Days of Design. Continue reading

When you think about the last 30-plus years of prevailing subcultural trends and iconography, Ed Templeton’s life could be the Mapquest guiding us to some sort of understanding. He is a touchstone; skateboarding star, skate brand owner, photographer, painter, writer, and a physical embodiment of the crossroads of all these artistic and creative endeavors. Plus, perhaps more importantly for how his career evolved, his aesthetic was about Southern California as seen not from Hollywood films or TV series, but that of a real homegrown icon. California is both a place of dreams but with a certain kind of rawness that is rarely understood until one spends time here, and Templeton brought that courage to show the state for what it…

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In Anti-Icon: Apokalypsis at Fraenkel Gallery Martine Gutierrez continues her exploration of identity across the cultural landscapes of gender, race, and celebrity. In 17 new works, Gutierrez has transformed herself into a multitude of idols—a selection from the series comprises Gutierrez’s second exhibition with the gallery. Costumed by the barest of essentials, Gutierrez’s figure is the catalyst, reflecting dystopian futurism upon the symbols of our past. Through each metamorphosis, Gutierrez re-envisions a diverse canon of radical heroines who have achieved legendary cultural influence over thousands of years in both art history and pop culture.

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“Earth & Sky #24” (2016), collage on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches. All photos by James Wang, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, © Lorna Simpson, shared with permission Continue reading

Pasi Widgren, a resident of the Finnish city of Lahti, showcases his artistic talent each year by etching intricate animal figures onto the icy surface of Lake Lapakisto. Armed with a simple shovel, he has already brought to life the enchanting forms of an owl, a fox, and a bear in previous years. Continue reading