Journal

Wood Returns To Vogue in Japan

Japan has long been wedded to the natural elements of wood in both design and architecture. Wood as materiality played a salient role in the cultural and ritual identities of the country, and again...

Turning Over a New Leaf

In the past century, smoking weed has become a symbol of the 1960s counterculture movement, been public enemy number one in America, and conjured colorful images of morally-corrupt delinquents. Fro...

Peace Stamps and 75 Years of the United Nations

75 years ago the United Nations symbolized an experiment for cooperation and the prevention of war, today it outlines a utopian vision for human rights and international peace. Explore a vision of ...

Bookstores vs. 2020

The start of the year signaled a resurgence in print media, but the events of the year may have moved the needle. To understand how this year's developments affected the resurgence, we spoke to Ulr...

Le Corbusier and Mastering Concrete Minimalism

Often more notorious than celebrated, Le Corbusier represented an exception to the rule—a visionary who truly practiced what he preached. The Swiss-French architect became a pioneer of mid-century ...

Francesca Gavin on the History of Collage Vol2

For the second part of the history of collage, curator and writer Francesca Gavin delves into over seven decades of the art form's evolution from the postwar era until this present decade. From pop...

Francesca Gavin on the History of Collage

Curator, writer, and artist Francesca Gavin delves into the humble beginnings of collage and details how this form of art became a defining creative expression in the past century. A brilliant read...

Jessie Makinson's Mythical Femininity in an Aberrant World

Gaze into the fictitious, mythological spectacles created by the exuberant Jessie Makinson and you'll be ensnared by a disruptive narrative of femininity. Seeming disarrayed at a glance, when studi...

The Zestful Art of Japanese Craft

From woven barkcloth craftsmen in the northern island of Hokkaido to longbows specialists on Kyushu-the southern reach of this slender collection of masses on the Pacific-Japan has a rich heritage ...

The Long Road to The Porsche 911

When Ferdinand Alexander Porsche entered the family business in 1958, he filled an unknown vacuum. An experimental visionary who wanted to challenge tradition, he elevated the design legacy of this...