Quote for Today: Michael Pollan
In the same way that the picturesque designers were always careful to include some reminder of our mortality in their gardens — a ruin, sometimes even a dead tree …
In the same way that the picturesque designers were always careful to include some reminder of our mortality in their gardens — a ruin, sometimes even a dead tree …
It occurs to me that the peculiarity of most things we think of as fragile is how tough they truly are. There were tricks we did with eggs, as …
When flipping a switch brings light and turning the tap brings water, nature becomes remote. How can art change this? Tanya Clarke’s Liquid Light Series is an ongoing collection of unusual …
As we age, the pressure to settle down and turn serious builds. Doesn’t play keep us healthy and encourage awareness? A faerie house is a miniature structure crafted and/or placed outdoors to shelter …
If man could write his own fate, he would have designed his journey to be without obstacles. Yet all obstacles come with valuable lessons designed just for you and only …
Scenery is more than mere background or decoration. It has power to determine our rejection or acceptance of a story. Storytelling began with the human voice. No props, no set, just …
A shoe is not only a design, but it’s a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you’re going to move is quite dictated by your …
Less than 4 feet at its widest point, Keret House, the narrowest residence in the world, isn’t for the claustrophobic. Polish architect Jakub Szczesny is famous for radical thinking inside a …
Concrete you can mold, you can press it into – after all, you haven’t any straight lines in your body. Why should we have straight lines in our architecture? You’d …
Society has a tendency to write off working class neighborhoods as lacking in creativity and artistry. Are we missing something? Vernacular architecture is that which uses local construction materials to …