Journal

The Politics of Oscar Niemeyer’s Architecture

With a career that spanned over 78 years, 600 projects, and several continents, Oscar Niemeyer is the postmodernist voice of Brazil and worked until the age of 104. Look back at his legacy and how ...

The Witty Cut-Out Collages of Anthony Zinonos

Ripped, transformed, and then injected with a healthy dose of nostalgia, Anthony Zinonos' collages are playful commentaries on the way we choose to go about our lives. Through fantastical settings ...

How Memphis Milano Shook The Design World

Functionalism just wasn't enough for a young troop of Milano designers and architects who were gathered in the apartment of Ettore Sottsass in 1980. These revolutionary mavens wanted to command att...

Biking The World’s Largest Island

Connected by a beautiful ring of light, traversing the fields of ice that form the majestic wilderness of Greenland is an experience like no other. This prehistoric-like terrain is incredibly diffi...

How Lina Bo Bardi Shaped Brazilian Modernism

Ahead of time both in design and philosophy, Lina Bo Bardi was a pioneer who championed a new era of the female architecture and creating spaces for the public. She was the architect that used Mode...

The Last Dreamers of Modernity

Ricardo Bofill represents the last dreamers of modernity, he encapsulates for all the virtues, the fulfilled dreams, and grand ambitions that the following generation has not been able to have. Apa...

A Mercedes Legend Marked by Tragedy and Success

Sometimes the legend outlives the reality, and that is certainly the case with Rudolf Uhlenhaut's famous Mercedes-Benz 300SL. A concept in his mind that sought revenge on the racetrack after previo...

Pose, Puzzle, and Shifting Perception

"Although my work is dark and serious, there is a childish, playful naivety and innocence about it," explains Alma Haser, whose body of work thrives inside the subjunctive imagination. A photograph...

One Book = One Tree

Trees play a pivotal role in the book publishing industry. They are the principal material to produce paper and they are also essential in fighting climate change and preserve ecosystems. This is w...

The Oldest Perfumery in Delhi

Nestled in one of the busiest markets in old Delhi, in the Chandni Chowk area, a lively hub where bedazzled saris and elaborate lehenga cholis adorn the window displays of hundreds of boutiques, yo...