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“I’d rather have a smaller home that’s ...

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Nov 18

“I’d rather have a smaller home that’s designed thoughtfully and with reason than a larger one that’s inefficient and unimaginative.”
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Columbus, Indiana is a place where architecture and design matter. This tiny house, developed by local resident Nick Slabaugh and designed by architect Grant Gibson of @camesgibson, is the latest example of that sense of value.
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It came about in an effort to “introduce a new type of house” to the area. While the city is home to a slew of civic buildings by modernist masters like Eero and Eliel Saarinen, the new housing stock leaves something to be desired. “We wanted to build a house that’s tailored to how contemporary domestic life unfolds,” says Gibson. At less than 1,000 square feet, the residence packs a number of references to the city’s modernist landmarks into its footprint, from recessed windows that nod to I. M. Pei’s work to window seating that references Eero Saarinen’s conversation pits.
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Thanks to @dwellmagazine for the amazing cover story, photographer @nickfancher and writer Jaelani Turner-Williams. And big congratulations to owners @jamieevelyn of @exhibitcolumbus and @jbslater.person

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"For me, nature ...

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Nov 2

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"For me, nature is not landscape, but the dynamism of visual forces, an event rather than an appearance. These forces can only be tackled by treating colors and form as ultimate identities, freeing them from all descriptive or functional roles." Bridget Riley
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Almost synonymous with the Op Art movement for her distinctive black and white paintings, Bridget Riley far exceeded the boundaries of purely optical art. Her works, governed by geometrical forms and structural shapes such as ovals, squares, parallel stripes, and curves create immersive environments where the viewers are perceptually involved through the masterful use of optical illusions. Bridget Riley’s work evokes sensations of movement that produce physical as well as psychological and emotional reactions that are associated with psychedelic effects, challenging the notion of the mind-body duality.

Congratulations to @post_company on the opening of...

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Oct 22

Congratulations to @post_company on the opening of Post Collection, the firm's new showroom in Lakeville, CT. Featuring a selection of wood and upholstered furniture and lighting designed by Post Company, as well as vintage furniture and objects and pieces by friends and collaborators. Located steps away from the natural beauty of Lake Wononscopomuc in a modest colonial building, the showroom's composed interior feels simultaneously austere and welcoming.

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Regarded as one of ...

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Oct 13

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Regarded as one of the most influential contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems (@carriemaeweems) uses photographs, text, fabric, audio, installation, and video to investigate family relationships, gender roles, the histories of racism, sexism, class, and various political systems. Her vibrant use of mixed media revitalizes traditional narrative forms of documentary, self-portraiture, and oral history, while debunking racist and sexist labels, examining the relationship between power and aesthetics, and using personal biography to articulate broader truths.
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Her landmark "Kitchen Table Series," created just a few years after Weems graduated with her MFA, includes 20 staged photographs that depict Weems and others seated at a table. Endowed with a keen sense of how to transform her body into an expressive tool, Weems used the photographs to tell the story of a woman’s life as seen through the intimate space of the kitchen—the traditional sphere of women and a site of sanctuary, creation, shared experiences, and emotional honesty.
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In 2013, Weems received the MacArthur “Genius” grant among many, many other awards and honors.
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All images © Carrie Mae Weems

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Peca Studio ...

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Oct 3

Obsession alert!
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Peca Studio (@peca_studio) has unveiled the PETRA dining table - a monolithic table carved entirely from black volcanic stone.
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Led by designer Caterina Moretti (@caterinamg), Peca Studio developed the PETRA dining table to celebrate the varying textural properties of the porous black stone, as well as its cultural significance in Mexico. The natural and local lava stone used to carve the PETRA table was formed through the same volcanic activity that has shaped Mexico's terrain and is deeply embedded in the region's traditional craft culture.
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The table is also an ode to the skill and craftsmanship of local artisans who are able to shape the stone into practical objects that harness its unique structure.
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Peca (@peca_studio) was established in 2007 in Guadalajara, Mexico, by designer Caterina Moretti (@caterinamg) and has since used materials typical of Mexican architecture and design, like terracotta and volcanic stone, to craft simple geometric homeware and tableware.
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Photos courtesy: @lazarillo.mx and @peca_studio

@kackert400 reminded me that jewelry designer Elsa...

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Dec 30

@kackert400 reminded me that jewelry designer Elsa Peretti also passed on this year. This picture of her just slays me; it was taken in 1974 and her style is as modern and timeless as can be. Vogue once called her "arguably the most successful woman ever to work in the jewelry design field." Goodbye legend, and thank you for all the beauty you gave us.

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This week’s ...

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Dec 29

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This week’s Wednesday Woman is a tribute to all of the legendary talents we lost this year. Thank you for adding so much richness and beauty to our lives. We are forever grateful.
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In order:

Choreographer Anna Halprin
Actress Cicely Tyson
Choreographer Nai-Ni Chen
Costume Designer Emi Wada
Artist Kaari Upson
Designer Pauline Deltour
Painter and activist Yolanda Lopez
Novelist and essayist Joan Didion
Writer and activist bell hooks
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Please comment with any that I’ve neglected to mention.

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When I was in high ...

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Dec 8

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When I was in high school, my best friend’s parents used to go to a ceramics sale near Princeton every year. I would sometimes tag along. I didn’t know anything about ceramics at the time but those trips – to Toshiko Takaezu’s studio - left a massive mark on me and she remains one of my favorite artists to this day.
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Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was one of the 20th century’s great abstract artists. She combined inspirations from her own cultural background with currents from contemporary painting and sculpture, to create a unique expressionist idiom.
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As a student at Cranbrook, she was able to see relationships between Abstract Expressionism and the spiritually infused traditions of East Asia, such as calligraphy and tea ceremony. She combined these cross-cultural influences into a powerfully resolved synthesis.
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Though made using traditional pottery techniques of wheel-throwing and glazing, the works for which she is best known – the closed forms – are best understood as sculptures, or perhaps as paintings-in-the-round. They vary greatly in scale and shape, color and texture, and in their internal tectonic rhythms. She was a great experimenter, and the range of her output is proof of that.
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Takaezu was also a profoundly influential teacher and mentor, who trained generations of younger artists at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Princeton University and other institutions. Her legacy lives on in these students and apprentices, and above all in her own work, which both exemplifies and transcends the ideals of modernist ceramic art.

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