Since 1970, leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa show the work of artists, in the annual “Olympics” of art, Art Basel. Second only to […]
DESIGN: NEOCON 2013, Chitown
Commercial interior designers and architects flock to the windy city once again for one of the design industry’s largest exhibition, NeoCon, kicking off this Sunday at the Merchandise Mart in […]
DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE: #TBT 1960s Heineken Brick Bottles
When Alfred Heineken, owner of the beer that bares his name, was visiting Curaçao in 1960, he came away with two bits of sadness that produced a great concept. The sight […]
DESIGN: Brilliant New Lighting Designs
Some of our favorite new light fixtures for 2013: The Jonathan Rowell Screw Me Lamp asks you to do just that to adjust it. The height can be changed […]
DESIGN: Robot Guided Silkworms Help Create Dome
MIT Media Lab’s Mediated Matter research group has created a silk dome with fibers guided by a robotic arm, and finished the structure with live silkworms. The project intends to explore […]
STREET ART: The Concrete Canvas – N.Y.C.
MANHATTAN: 42nd & 7th Ave by Honschar BROOKLYN: D Train by Unknown MANHATTAN: 43rd St between 6th & 7th Ave BROOKLYN: Crown Heights-Utica Station by les Ballets de Faile […]
ART/DESIGN: Snohetta Addition at the SFMOMA
Norwegian total design firm Snøhetta‘s expansion plans for the SFMOMA in San Francisco brings you celebrations before their closing for the improvements. Set to open in early 2016, the new […]
DESIGN: 3D Printed Robohand
South African carpenter Richard Van As has conceived and helped design Robohand, a prosthesis created using the Maker Bot 3D printer. Richard, who lost four fingers from his right hand in a work accident, […]
ART: Memory Cloud Instalation at Texas A&M
Houston based art collaborative Re:site, and design and fabrication studio Metalab’s Memory Cloud installation at Texas A&M’s 12th Man Memorial Student Center seeks to create a dialogue between tradition and the future. Using 4,000 networked […]
DESIGN & MUSIC: Art of Craftsmanship Bang & Olufsen
I can attest for all of us at The Couch Sessions that the perfect sonic balance is a must in order to set our day off right. And […]