Marni, the eccentric and cool Italian label recently introduced a collection of 100 chairs and tables at one of Milan’s largest furniture fairs, Salone del Mobile. You might be thinking, so what? Every year countless new chair collections debut at … Read more

Everyone demonstrates at least a little bit of obsessiveness, but how many can reach the intense (ie: psychotically extreme) point of making it into some of life’s most astounding work? The queen of dots, Yayoi Kusama, is featured in Wallpaper* … Read more

If you work in the creative field and live in or near New York City, then this is the event for you! The latest in the ADC‘s quarterly panel series sponsored by Adobe, CONCEIVE, CREATE, DELIVER brings together award-winning creatives … Read more

Marks & Spencer, Britain’s biggest clothing retailer has recently launched a campaign to stop one in four items of clothing bought in the UK ending up in the bin. The somehow controversial campaign by M & S is simple: customers … Read more

It started with a search for a cool new pair of Nike Dunks. I was stoked when I saw this design. But then I found it was made of wood. And not just any wood, but layers of old recycled skateboard … Read more

I love Maira Kalman’s work and I have liked it for a long time. In fact, I have many of her children’s books in my personal library. Everything she does has the je ne sais quoi that only few image-makers … Read more

For those of you who are old enough to remember the real Transformers (sans the recent junky Hollywood renditions on screen) and young enough to appreciate the “vintage” pop culture reference, the Artobots audio tour will be worth your while. … Read more

Emma Hack is an Adelaide, South Australia based artist, who creates her work through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography. Her works evoke a rich array of visual narrative and magical realism, often taking the … Read more

What imagery can you get using a glass of water, ink, imaginative lighting and a high shutter speed camera? Breathtaking images! Don’t believe me? Just take a look at the work of young Serbian photographer Luka Klikovac. Today’s post shows … Read more

There is nothing less than fierce about Armor Jewelry’s bold but carefully-crafted avant-garde accessories created by New York-based designer, Sandee Shin. She describes her collection as “an arsenal of high fashion jewelry that dances between understated minimalism and the highly conceptual … Read more

When you think of ‘a work of art’, the Mona Lisa probably pops in your head right away. For others, it may be a sculpture (having said that, David), or maybe a piece of literature. ‘A work of art’ has, … Read more

It was sometime in my first year of design school when I discovered who would become my creative role model. Eiko by Eiko was a book that opened my eyes to how visionary graphic design could be. Eiko Ishioka died … Read more

This article was originally written for AIGA’s Design Envy. It was published on Thursday May 3, 2012. I learned the history of Mexico by looking at murals. Mexican Muralism was, in addition to an artistic, political, and social movement, an … Read more

This article was originally written for AIGA’s Design Envy. It was published on Wednesday May 2, 2012. I love I love bad movies and it’s not my fault. I love pop culture, sarcastic humor, indie projects, illustration, intelligent writing, comics, … Read more

This article was originally written for AIGA’s Design Envy. It was published on Tuesday May 1, 2012. I have to face my demons: I am an obsessive person. I clean absolutely everything on my desk before starting a new project. … Read more

This article was originally written for AIGA’s Design Envy. It was published on Monday April 30, 2012. Overused in our vocabulary are superlatives, such as “brilliant,” “superb,” or “exceptional.” I try to hold them in reserve when I talk about … Read more