06/10/2020 Escape
Setting sail from Athens, an exploration of the Saronic Islands takes you south along the east coast of the Peloponnese peninsula that includes Hydra, Dokos, and Spetses, which sit just past the Saronic Gulf. Ancient Greek architecture coupled with dramatic landscapes create a romantic portal into the Mediterranean way of life. Read a story from Sailing The Seas.
Read more 04/10/2020 architecture & interior
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 Modernism, while offering a new design language to postwar nations across the world. We reflect on two of his engrossing facades toward the latter years of his career.
Read more 02/10/2020 design & fashion
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 culture to activism, grasp how collage has been used over the century.
Read more 01/10/2020 design & fashion
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 from the co-author of The Age of Collage 3.
Read more 26/09/2020 architecture & interior
A Brutalist structural beauty that feels like a time capsule of the Mexican lifestyle and tradition, this home is fitting that sculptor Pedro Reyes and his wife Carla Fernández, a fashion designer. Doubling as a space for their home and their work studios, both are strongly committed to preserving and advancing native cultural traditions, crafts, and arts. Discover this masterpiece in Mexico City.
Read more 26/09/2020 visual culture
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 studied in depth the poetic structure on display begins to reveal itself. The figures in her work have you guessing, creating a mirror effect that deflects from the maker or viewer's gape.
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