Check out my new Coolhunting.com review of Richard Meier: Architect, the fifth volume in Rizzoli’s popular series. Focusing on the Pritzker-Prize winning architect’s work from 2004-2009, the book reveals that 45 years in, Meier‘s only getting better… Image courtesy of Rizzoli.
Year: 2009
Droog’s Tableau Tablecloth
Droog‘s “Tableau Tablecloth” was created by photographer Maurice Scheltens using the photogram technique, and reveals the aftermath of a (successful?) dinner party. This super-cool tablecloth comes in 6 and 8-person setting sizes that’ll cost you a pretty penny, running $560 and $630 each.
Stefan Sagmeister: The Power of Time Off
Check out Sagmeister‘s latest TED talk. It’s really interesting, and I’m definitely looking forward to the film coming out. And check out my latest interview with him in Clear Magazine‘s Fall issue HERE.
Visual Acoustics
“Architecture affects everybody…” Julius Shulman once said. And he’s right – it’s all around us, and far too often taken for granted. Sadly, Shulman passed away earlier this year. Now, director Erik Bricker‘s new documentary, “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman,” celebrates Shulman’s life and work as the world’s greatest architectural photographer. Click HERE… Continue reading Visual Acoustics
A Marriage of Science & Design: Loop.pH
London-based research and design studio Loop.pH is bridging the gap between design and natural sciences, specializing in environmentally responsive textiles for the built environment. At its helm sit designers Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl, who marry traditional craft-based practices with cutting-edge technology and science. One of their most recent standout projects is Sonumbra, an experimental… Continue reading A Marriage of Science & Design: Loop.pH