Is there anything left to say about George Nakashima and his furniture that hasn’t already been said in his own book (The Soul of a Tree) and in books about him (Nature, Form & Spirit) and in numerous magazine articles and films (Craft in America…
Design Maps
View and download a copy of the Fall 2010 MODERN New York City Design Map here.
MOD ARAD
Designer Ron Arad holding the recently released second issue of MODERN after his discussion at the 92nd Street Y last Thursday. The talk was the first in a series, “Dialogues with Design Legends,” which will be held at the Y this fall. Arad—whose…
Cachaça and Cachet
Espasso, a gallery in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood that specializes in modernist Brazilian design, was the scene of a party on September 15th, held to celebrate the arrival of newly re-issued pieces by Sergio Rodrigues, at 87, the grand old man o…
LeWitt House in Praiano
By Martin Friedman Although Sol LeWitt never learned to speak Italian because of poor hearing, he could read it and write it. According to his widow, Carol, he studied the conjugation of verbs intensely to avoid using an improper fo…
Chicago’s Modern Wing Takes Off
The Art Institute of Chicago is set to open its new Modern Wing on May 16. Designed by Renzo Piano, the $300-million, limestone-and-glass structure adds 264,000 square feet to the existing 1893 beaux arts building, increasing gallery space by 35 percen…
The Way We Live Now: Thoughts on Russel Wright’s design legacy
By Russell Flinchum At the New York School of Interior Design on May 6 the Manitoga Design Industry Council convened a panel, “Russel Wright—The Growing Relevance of Organic Modernism,” that included landscape …
The Rug Company debuts designs by Eva Zeisel
By Carolyn KellyTo those familiar with the prolific career of the Hungarian-born designer Eva Zeisel it will come as no surprise to learn that the justly-celebrated 102-year-old ceramicist has added more new work to her portfolio. The design blog Apart…
Antiques Bookshelf
In July the Museum of Modern Art will publish Gunta Stölzl: Bauhaus Master, a book that offers an intimate look at the art of the modernist designer and weaver. As the title suggests, Stölzl was an influential member of the visionary Bauhaus school
Postwar Poster Fest
By Darrell HartmanArt of the Modern Movie Poster opens December 3 at Lincoln Center’s Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery. Yes, the main purpose of these splashy broadsheets is (or, in the case of these historical specimens, was) to get butts into theaters….