Quote for Today: Brian Selznick
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason?” he asked Isabelle. “They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the …
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason?” he asked Isabelle. “They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the …
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 …
From machines that check vital signs and dispense medicine to laundry stored in compressed pellets, things are changing. Ready? In 2013, GE asked its designers to dream up what appliances …