Whose Mod Is It? Emilio Pucci and Japanese Kimono
I’ve posted before about how the idea of abstraction has been around since the earliest art produced by humans. However, somehow in the West we think that Western artists “invented” ...
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Have You Had Your Fiber Today? Sheila Hicks
As you all know, I’m not a fan of the words “decorative arts,” “artisan,” “crafts,” or “craftsperson.” I think we’re way beyond that now. If ...
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Mobility Awareness Month: Kawasaki Kazuo and Rainer Küschall
By the early 21st century, it is certainly no longer questioned that industrial design and art have learned how to go hand-in-hand. I think we also agree that most creative efforts—from chefs to ...
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Furniture or Sculpture?
I took furniture history classes in grad school and even was a TA for the professor, so I learned to absolutely love studying the history of furniture. It seems to me, though, as our digital image col ...
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Never "Pin" an Artist to One Art Form! Harry Bertoia
The word “pin” was entirely accidental in the title of this posting, but I’m sticking with it. In the 1980s, I received a broken-down version of Harry Bertoia’s (1915–197 ...
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Women's (Art) History Month: Kajiwara Aya
I like to feature pioneering women during National Women’s (Art) History Month. The arts are obviously no exception to the fields in which women have pioneered and excelled. This is as true in J ...
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Women's (Art) History Month: Florence Knoll
It took a heck of a lot of work, but after World War II (1939–1945) a group of artists yanked the United States away from the love of “all things past” toward modern design. Many of ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Eldzier Cortor
I’m pretty certain that all of us have felt like this guy looks at one time or another after a long, hard day at work. What I’d like to show with this artist—through his image of a h ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month: Wendy Maruyama, James Castle, Margaret Wharton
August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. We’ll end the celebration with two unusual interpretations of chairs. ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month: Dr. Samella Lewis and Jeremiah Paul, Jr.
My blog series about American Artist Appreciation Month continues. Here’s some wonderful art by Dr. Samella Lewis and Jeremiah Paul, Jr. ...
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