Lehmann Maupin has announced “Ethics demonstrated in geometrical order”, an exhibition of new One Minute Sculptures by Erwin Wurm – the 20th anniversary of these sculptures. For each work, using a drawing or specific text, Wurm directs participants to pose…
Knockoffs of Jasper Morrison’s Hal chair inspired a recent project featuring 26 Australian designers, who utilized the knockoffs to make iterations that would inspire commentary on the nature and value (or should we say, lack thereof) of low-quality, disposable design…
We’ve been amazingly lucky to have four immigrants from the Republic of Fritz Hansen take up residence at Civilizr HQ recently in the form of leather Arne Jacobsen Egg Chairs. There’s much to say about these design icons, but here’s…
What do you get if you cross a coloring book and a recipe box? How about a box of colorable postcards? The Amazing Animal Facts Postcards: 50 Colorable Postcards collection is based on Maja Säfström’s book The Illustrated Compendium of…
Attack of the Robo-Models! That is, robotic clothing models with proportions that can have their measurements adjusted electronically. Okay, so we’re not sure what they’re attacking just yet, but there’s probably SOMETHING. Retailers are probably hoping they’ll attack the high…
Minimalism in pretty much all things has been de rigeur for so long now, we forget what it was like to do more with more, not less. But perhaps, now, layers upon layers of things are in, again. WSJ ran…
This piece in The Guardian yesterday started off with confessions of a design critic; and yes, it’s true, even the snobbiest among us may very well have an IKEA piece or two somewhere. If you choose wisely, you’ll find pieces…
Here’s a bit of whimsical design for you – “Green Chicken” by Jaime Hayon. Seems fitting to ride out of 2016 on this, right? It’s his take on the rocking horse, but much more modern and playful – and with…
“American Masters – Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future” very much looks worth checking out. The director of photography for the documentary is Saarinen’s own son, Eric, and takes us on a tour through Saarinen’s best-known works, with…
“Color Of the Year” designations are always fun. Sherwin-Williams has announced theirs for 2017, and here it is: Poised Taupe. Neutral but not bland, it should work well with black, white and wood tones and fit nicely into modern interiors.…
